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title: "1967 Chinese Zodiac: Year of the Fire Goat (丁未), 9 Feb 1967 to 29 Jan 1968 | Mandarin The Wild"
description: "1967 is the Year of the Fire Goat, 羊 yáng: from Chinese New Year on 9 February 1967 to 29 January 1968, so a birthday before 9 February 1967 is a Horse. What Fire means, and how to say it in Chinese: 我属羊."
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published: "2026-10-15"
updated: "2026-10-26"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
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# 1967: Year of the Fire Goat

1967 is the Year of the Goat, 羊 yáng, a Fire year. It starts at Chinese New Year on 9 February 1967 and runs to 29 January 1968. Born from 1 January to 8 February 1967? You are a [Horse, 1966](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-zodiac/1966).

羊

yáng

Fire Goat

**Animal**
[羊 yáng Goat](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-zodiac/goat)

**Element**
火 huǒ Fire, yin

**Cycle name**
丁未年 dīng wèi nián

**Starts**
9 February 1967

**Ends**
29 January 1968

**Matches**
Pig, Rabbit and Horse; clashes with Ox

**Age**
Born in 1967? You turn 59 in 2026.

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## Say 1967 in Chinese

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

- 一九六七年 yī jiǔ liù qī nián 1967
- 丁未年 dīng wèi nián the 丁未 year, its name in the sixty-year cycle
- 我是一九六七年出生的 wǒ shì yī jiǔ liù qī nián chū shēng de I was born in 1967.
- 我属羊 wǒ shǔ yáng I'm a Goat.
- 火羊 huǒ yáng Fire Goat

## 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 Goat

- 温和 wēnhé easy-going
- 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 Goat, 羊

The Goat is also the Sheep: 羊 means both. People born in a Goat year are said to be easy-going, creative and caring, the kind of person who makes any place feel like home.

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

## Questions

### What Chinese zodiac animal is 1967?

1967 is the Year of the Goat, 羊 (yáng), from Chinese New Year on 9 February 1967 to 29 January 1968. Its element is Fire, so people born in it are Fire Goats.

### What if I was born in January or early February 1967?

The zodiac year starts at Chinese New Year, not on 1 January. Born from 1 January to 8 February 1967? You belong to 1966, the Year of the Fire Horse.

### What element is 1967 in the Chinese zodiac?

Fire, 火 (huǒ). 1967 is 丁未 (dīng wèi) in the sixty-year cycle, a yin Fire year; the Fire Goat comes round once every sixty years.

### How do you say 1967 in Chinese?

Read the digits one by one and add 年 (nián, year): 一九六七年 (yī jiǔ liù qī nián). “I was born in 1967” is 我是一九六七年出生的 (wǒ shì yī jiǔ liù qī nián chū shēng de), and “I'm a Goat” is 我属羊 (wǒ shǔ yáng).