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title: "1934 Chinese Zodiac: Year of the Wood Dog (甲戌), 14 Feb 1934 to 3 Feb 1935 | Mandarin The Wild"
description: "1934 is the Year of the Wood Dog, 狗 gǒu: from Chinese New Year on 14 February 1934 to 3 February 1935, so a birthday before 14 February 1934 is a Rooster. What Wood means, and how to say it in Chinese: 我属狗."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-zodiac/1934"
published: "2026-10-15"
updated: "2026-10-26"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# 1934: Year of the Wood Dog

1934 is the Year of the Dog, 狗 gǒu, 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](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-zodiac/1933).

狗

gǒu

Wood Dog

**Animal**
[狗 gǒu Dog](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-zodiac/dog)

**Element**
木 mù Wood, yang

**Cycle name**
甲戌年 jiǎ xū nián

**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.

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## Say 1934 in Chinese

A year is read digit by digit, then 年 nián: no “nineteen eighty-three”.

- 一九三四年 yī jiǔ sān sì nián 1934
- 甲戌年 jiǎ xū nián the 甲戌 year, its name in the sixty-year cycle
- 我是一九三四年出生的 wǒ shì yī jiǔ sān sì nián chū shēng de I was born in 1934.
- 我属狗 wǒ shǔ gǒu I'm a Dog.
- 木狗 mù gǒu 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 chūn spring

**Direction**
东 dōng east

**Colour**
青 qīng green

### Words for a Wood Dog

- 忠诚 zhōngchéng loyal
- 大方 dàfang generous
- 仁慈 réncí kind

Each year has one of five elements, 五行 wǔ xíng, 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.

[Dog personality, matches and sayings](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-zodiac/dog)

## 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).