1970: Year of the Metal Dog
1970 is the Year of the Dog, 狗 , a Metal year. It starts at Chinese New Year on 6 February 1970 and runs to 26 January 1971. Born from 1 January to 5 February 1970? You are a Rooster, 1969.
1970 in the Chinese zodiac
狗
Metal Dog
- Animal
- 狗 Dog
- Element
- 金 Metal, yang
- Cycle name
- 庚戌年
- Starts
- 6 February 1970
- Ends
- 26 January 1971
- Matches
- Tiger, Horse and Rabbit; clashes with Dragon
- Age
- Born in 1970? You turn 56 in 2026.
Say 1970 in Chinese
A year is read digit by digit, then 年 : no “nineteen eighty-three”.
- 一九七〇年 1970
- 庚戌年 the 庚戌 year, its name in the sixty-year cycle
- 我是一九七〇年出生的 I was born in 1970.
- 我属狗 I'm a Dog.
- 金狗 Metal Dog
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 Dog
- 忠诚 loyal
- 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 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.
Questions
What Chinese zodiac animal is 1970?
1970 is the Year of the Dog, 狗 (gǒu), from Chinese New Year on 6 February 1970 to 26 January 1971. Its element is Metal, so people born in it are Metal Dogs.
What if I was born in January or early February 1970?
The zodiac year starts at Chinese New Year, not on 1 January. Born from 1 January to 5 February 1970? You belong to 1969, the Year of the Earth Rooster.
What element is 1970 in the Chinese zodiac?
Metal, 金 (jīn). 1970 is 庚戌 (gēng xū) in the sixty-year cycle, a yang Metal year; the Metal Dog comes round once every sixty years.
How do you say 1970 in Chinese?
Read the digits one by one and add 年 (nián, year): 一九七〇年 (yī jiǔ qī líng nián). “I was born in 1970” is 我是一九七〇年出生的 (wǒ shì yī jiǔ qī líng nián chū shēng de), and “I'm a Dog” is 我属狗 (wǒ shǔ gǒu).