1934: Year of the Wood Dog
1934 is the Year of the Dog, 狗 , a Wood year. It starts at Chinese New Year on 14 February 1934 and runs to 3 February 1935. Born from 1 January to 13 February 1934? You are a Rooster, 1933.
1934 in the Chinese zodiac
狗
Wood Dog
- Animal
- 狗 Dog
- Element
- 木 Wood, yang
- Cycle name
- 甲戌年
- Starts
- 14 February 1934
- Ends
- 3 February 1935
- Matches
- Tiger, Horse and Rabbit; clashes with Dragon
- Age
- Born in 1934? You turn 92 in 2026.
Say 1934 in Chinese
A year is read digit by digit, then 年 : no “nineteen eighty-three”.
- 一九三四年 1934
- 甲戌年 the 甲戌 year, its name in the sixty-year cycle
- 我是一九三四年出生的 I was born in 1934.
- 我属狗 I'm a Dog.
- 木狗 Wood Dog
What Wood means
木Wood is growth: a tree reaching up and out. People born in a Wood year are said to be generous and kind, slow to anger and quick to help.
- Season
- 春 spring
- Direction
- 东 east
- Colour
- 青 green
Words for a Wood Dog
- 忠诚 loyal
- 大方 generous
- 仁慈 kind
Each year has one of five elements, 五行 , two years each, so the same animal and element meet once every sixty years. The traits are what tradition says, for fun.
The Dog, 狗
The Dog is the faithful friend. People born in a Dog year are said to be loyal, honest and fair: they stand by their friends and stand up for what is right.
Questions
What Chinese zodiac animal is 1934?
1934 is the Year of the Dog, 狗 (gǒu), from Chinese New Year on 14 February 1934 to 3 February 1935. Its element is Wood, so people born in it are Wood Dogs.
What if I was born in January or early February 1934?
The zodiac year starts at Chinese New Year, not on 1 January. Born from 1 January to 13 February 1934? You belong to 1933, the Year of the Water Rooster.
What element is 1934 in the Chinese zodiac?
Wood, 木 (mù). 1934 is 甲戌 (jiǎ xū) in the sixty-year cycle, a yang Wood year; the Wood Dog comes round once every sixty years.
How do you say 1934 in Chinese?
Read the digits one by one and add 年 (nián, year): 一九三四年 (yī jiǔ sān sì nián). “I was born in 1934” is 我是一九三四年出生的 (wǒ shì yī jiǔ sān sì nián chū shēng de), and “I'm a Dog” is 我属狗 (wǒ shǔ gǒu).