1962: Year of the Water Tiger
1962 is the Year of the Tiger, 虎 , a Water year. It starts at Chinese New Year on 5 February 1962 and runs to 24 January 1963. Born from 1 January to 4 February 1962? You are a Ox, 1961.
1962 in the Chinese zodiac
虎
Water Tiger
- Animal
- 虎 Tiger
- Element
- 水 Water, yang
- Cycle name
- 壬寅年
- Starts
- 5 February 1962
- Ends
- 24 January 1963
- Matches
- Horse, Dog and Pig; clashes with Monkey
- Age
- Born in 1962? You turn 64 in 2026.
Say 1962 in Chinese
A year is read digit by digit, then 年 : no “nineteen eighty-three”.
- 一九六二年 1962
- 壬寅年 the 壬寅 year, its name in the sixty-year cycle
- 我是一九六二年出生的 I was born in 1962.
- 我属虎 I'm a Tiger.
- 水虎 Water Tiger
What Water means
水Water is calm and finds a way around anything. People born in a Water year are said to be wise and adaptable, good listeners who read a room.
- Season
- 冬 winter
- Direction
- 北 north
- Colour
- 黑 black
Words for a Water Tiger
- 勇敢 brave
- 聪明 clever
- 灵活 adaptable
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 Tiger, 虎
The Tiger is king of the mountain forests, with the stripes of 王, “king”, on its forehead. People born in a Tiger year are said to be brave and confident, born leaders who act fast and protect the people they love.
Questions
What Chinese zodiac animal is 1962?
1962 is the Year of the Tiger, 虎 (hǔ), from Chinese New Year on 5 February 1962 to 24 January 1963. Its element is Water, so people born in it are Water Tigers.
What if I was born in January or early February 1962?
The zodiac year starts at Chinese New Year, not on 1 January. Born from 1 January to 4 February 1962? You belong to 1961, the Year of the Metal Ox.
What element is 1962 in the Chinese zodiac?
Water, 水 (shuǐ). 1962 is 壬寅 (rén yín) in the sixty-year cycle, a yang Water year; the Water Tiger comes round once every sixty years.
How do you say 1962 in Chinese?
Read the digits one by one and add 年 (nián, year): 一九六二年 (yī jiǔ liù èr nián). “I was born in 1962” is 我是一九六二年出生的 (wǒ shì yī jiǔ liù èr nián chū shēng de), and “I'm a Tiger” is 我属虎 (wǒ shǔ hǔ).