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title: "1947 Chinese Zodiac: Year of the Fire Pig (丁亥), 22 Jan 1947 to 9 Feb 1948 | Mandarin The Wild"
description: "1947 is the Year of the Fire Pig, 猪 zhū: from Chinese New Year on 22 January 1947 to 9 February 1948, so a birthday before 22 January 1947 is a Dog. What Fire means, and how to say it in Chinese: 我属猪."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-zodiac/1947"
published: "2026-10-15"
updated: "2026-10-26"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
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# 1947: Year of the Fire Pig

1947 is the Year of the Pig, 猪 zhū, 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](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-zodiac/1946).

猪

zhū

Fire Pig

**Animal**
[猪 zhū Pig](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-zodiac/pig)

**Element**
火 huǒ Fire, yin

**Cycle name**
丁亥年 dīng hài nián

**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.

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## Say 1947 in Chinese

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

- 一九四七年 yī jiǔ sì qī nián 1947
- 丁亥年 dīng hài nián the 丁亥 year, its name in the sixty-year cycle
- 我是一九四七年出生的 wǒ shì yī jiǔ sì qī nián chū shēng de I was born in 1947.
- 我属猪 wǒ shǔ zhū I'm a Pig.
- 火猪 huǒ zhū 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 xià summer

**Direction**
南 nán south

**Colour**
红 hóng red

### Words for a Fire Pig

- 善良 shànliáng kind-hearted
- 热情 rèqíng warm-hearted
- 乐观 lèguān optimistic

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 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.

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

## 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).