---
title: "1958 Chinese Zodiac: Year of the Earth Dog (戊戌), 18 Feb 1958 to 7 Feb 1959 | Mandarin The Wild"
description: "1958 is the Year of the Earth Dog, 狗 gǒu: from Chinese New Year on 18 February 1958 to 7 February 1959, so a birthday before 18 February 1958 is a Rooster. What Earth means, and how to say it in Chinese: 我属狗."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-zodiac/1958"
published: "2026-10-15"
updated: "2026-10-26"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

[Chinese zodiac](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-zodiac)

# 1958: Year of the Earth Dog

1958 is the Year of the Dog, 狗 gǒu, an Earth year. It starts at Chinese New Year on 18 February 1958 and runs to 7 February 1959. Born from 1 January to 17 February 1958? You are a [Rooster, 1957](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-zodiac/1957).

狗

gǒu

Earth Dog

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

**Element**
土 tǔ Earth, yang

**Cycle name**
戊戌年 wù xū nián

**Starts**
18 February 1958

**Ends**
7 February 1959

**Matches**
Tiger, Horse and Rabbit; clashes with Dragon

**Age**
Born in 1958? You turn 68 in 2026.

[Save or share this card](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-zodiac?d=1958-06-15) from the zodiac finder.

## Say 1958 in Chinese

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

- 一九五八年 yī jiǔ wǔ bā nián 1958
- 戊戌年 wù xū nián the 戊戌 year, its name in the sixty-year cycle
- 我是一九五八年出生的 wǒ shì yī jiǔ wǔ bā nián chū shēng de I was born in 1958.
- 我属狗 wǒ shǔ gǒu I'm a Dog.
- 土狗 tǔ gǒu Earth Dog

## What Earth means

土Earth is the ground everything stands on, at the centre of the five. People born in an Earth year are said to be steady and patient, the friend everyone leans on.

**Season**
长夏 cháng xià late summer

**Direction**
中 zhōng the centre

**Colour**
黄 huáng yellow

### Words for an Earth Dog

- 忠诚 zhōngchéng loyal
- 稳重 wěnzhòng steady
- 可靠 kěkào reliable

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 1958?

1958 is the Year of the Dog, 狗 (gǒu), from Chinese New Year on 18 February 1958 to 7 February 1959. Its element is Earth, so people born in it are Earth Dogs.

### What if I was born in January or early February 1958?

The zodiac year starts at Chinese New Year, not on 1 January. Born from 1 January to 17 February 1958? You belong to 1957, the Year of the Fire Rooster.

### What element is 1958 in the Chinese zodiac?

Earth, 土 (tǔ). 1958 is 戊戌 (wù xū) in the sixty-year cycle, a yang Earth year; the Earth Dog comes round once every sixty years.

### How do you say 1958 in Chinese?

Read the digits one by one and add 年 (nián, year): 一九五八年 (yī jiǔ wǔ bā nián). “I was born in 1958” is 我是一九五八年出生的 (wǒ shì yī jiǔ wǔ bā nián chū shēng de), and “I'm a Dog” is 我属狗 (wǒ shǔ gǒu).