1947: Year of the Fire Pig
1947 is the Year of the Pig, 猪 , a Fire year. It starts at Chinese New Year on 22 January 1947 and runs to 9 February 1948. Born from 1 January to 21 January 1947? You are a Dog, 1946.
1947 in the Chinese zodiac
猪
Fire Pig
- Animal
- 猪 Pig
- Element
- 火 Fire, yin
- Cycle name
- 丁亥年
- Starts
- 22 January 1947
- Ends
- 9 February 1948
- Matches
- Rabbit, Goat and Tiger; clashes with Snake
- Age
- Born in 1947? You turn 79 in 2026.
Say 1947 in Chinese
A year is read digit by digit, then 年 : no “nineteen eighty-three”.
- 一九四七年 1947
- 丁亥年 the 丁亥 year, its name in the sixty-year cycle
- 我是一九四七年出生的 I was born in 1947.
- 我属猪 I'm a Pig.
- 火猪 Fire Pig
What Fire means
火Fire is warmth and light at the height of summer. People born in a Fire year are said to be passionate and bold, the first to start and the last to give up.
- Season
- 夏 summer
- Direction
- 南 south
- Colour
- 红 red
Words for a Fire Pig
- 善良 kind-hearted
- 热情 warm-hearted
- 乐观 optimistic
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 Pig, 猪
The Pig came in last, after stopping for a meal and a nap on the way. People born in a Pig year are said to be kind-hearted, generous and easy-going: they enjoy life and trust others.
Questions
What Chinese zodiac animal is 1947?
1947 is the Year of the Pig, 猪 (zhū), from Chinese New Year on 22 January 1947 to 9 February 1948. Its element is Fire, so people born in it are Fire Pigs.
What if I was born in January or early February 1947?
The zodiac year starts at Chinese New Year, not on 1 January. Born from 1 January to 21 January 1947? You belong to 1946, the Year of the Fire Dog.
What element is 1947 in the Chinese zodiac?
Fire, 火 (huǒ). 1947 is 丁亥 (dīng hài) in the sixty-year cycle, a yin Fire year; the Fire Pig comes round once every sixty years.
How do you say 1947 in Chinese?
Read the digits one by one and add 年 (nián, year): 一九四七年 (yī jiǔ sì qī nián). “I was born in 1947” is 我是一九四七年出生的 (wǒ shì yī jiǔ sì qī nián chū shēng de), and “I'm a Pig” is 我属猪 (wǒ shǔ zhū).