1960: Year of the Metal Rat
1960 is the Year of the Rat, 鼠 , a Metal year. It starts at Chinese New Year on 28 January 1960 and runs to 14 February 1961. Born from 1 January to 27 January 1960? You are a Pig, 1959.
1960 in the Chinese zodiac
鼠
Metal Rat
- Animal
- 鼠 Rat
- Element
- 金 Metal, yang
- Cycle name
- 庚子年
- Starts
- 28 January 1960
- Ends
- 14 February 1961
- Matches
- Dragon, Monkey and Ox; clashes with Horse
- Age
- Born in 1960? You turn 66 in 2026.
Say 1960 in Chinese
A year is read digit by digit, then 年 : no “nineteen eighty-three”.
- 一九六〇年 1960
- 庚子年 the 庚子 year, its name in the sixty-year cycle
- 我是一九六〇年出生的 I was born in 1960.
- 我属鼠 I'm a Rat.
- 金鼠 Metal Rat
What Metal means
Metal is strength and a clean edge, the harvest of autumn. People born in a Metal year are said to be determined and clear-minded, sure of what they want.
- Season
- 秋 autumn
- Direction
- 西 west
- Colour
- 白 white
Words for a Metal Rat
- 机灵 quick-witted
- 坚强 strong-willed
- 果断 decisive
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 Rat, 鼠
The Rat comes first of the twelve: in the old story of the Great Race it rode across the river on the Ox’s back and jumped off at the finish. People born in a Rat year are said to be quick-witted and resourceful, the first to spot a chance and careful to save for a rainy day.
Questions
What Chinese zodiac animal is 1960?
1960 is the Year of the Rat, 鼠 (shǔ), from Chinese New Year on 28 January 1960 to 14 February 1961. Its element is Metal, so people born in it are Metal Rats.
What if I was born in January or early February 1960?
The zodiac year starts at Chinese New Year, not on 1 January. Born from 1 January to 27 January 1960? You belong to 1959, the Year of the Earth Pig.
What element is 1960 in the Chinese zodiac?
Metal, 金 (jīn). 1960 is 庚子 (gēng zǐ) in the sixty-year cycle, a yang Metal year; the Metal Rat comes round once every sixty years.
How do you say 1960 in Chinese?
Read the digits one by one and add 年 (nián, year): 一九六〇年 (yī jiǔ liù líng nián). “I was born in 1960” is 我是一九六〇年出生的 (wǒ shì yī jiǔ liù líng nián chū shēng de), and “I'm a Rat” is 我属鼠 (wǒ shǔ shǔ).