1971: Year of the Metal Pig
1971 is the Year of the Pig, 猪 , a Metal year. It starts at Chinese New Year on 27 January 1971 and runs to 14 February 1972. Born from 1 January to 26 January 1971? You are a Dog, 1970.
1971 in the Chinese zodiac
猪
Metal Pig
- Animal
- 猪 Pig
- Element
- 金 Metal, yin
- Cycle name
- 辛亥年
- Starts
- 27 January 1971
- Ends
- 14 February 1972
- Matches
- Rabbit, Goat and Tiger; clashes with Snake
- Age
- Born in 1971? You turn 55 in 2026.
Say 1971 in Chinese
A year is read digit by digit, then 年 : no “nineteen eighty-three”.
- 一九七一年 1971
- 辛亥年 the 辛亥 year, its name in the sixty-year cycle
- 我是一九七一年出生的 I was born in 1971.
- 我属猪 I'm a Pig.
- 金猪 Metal Pig
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 Pig
- 善良 kind-hearted
- 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 Pig, 猪
The Pig came in last, after stopping for a meal and a nap on the way. People born in a Pig year are said to be kind-hearted, generous and easy-going: they enjoy life and trust others.
Questions
What Chinese zodiac animal is 1971?
1971 is the Year of the Pig, 猪 (zhū), from Chinese New Year on 27 January 1971 to 14 February 1972. Its element is Metal, so people born in it are Metal Pigs.
What if I was born in January or early February 1971?
The zodiac year starts at Chinese New Year, not on 1 January. Born from 1 January to 26 January 1971? You belong to 1970, the Year of the Metal Dog.
What element is 1971 in the Chinese zodiac?
Metal, 金 (jīn). 1971 is 辛亥 (xīn hài) in the sixty-year cycle, a yin Metal year; the Metal Pig comes round once every sixty years.
How do you say 1971 in Chinese?
Read the digits one by one and add 年 (nián, year): 一九七一年 (yī jiǔ qī yī nián). “I was born in 1971” is 我是一九七一年出生的 (wǒ shì yī jiǔ qī yī nián chū shēng de), and “I'm a Pig” is 我属猪 (wǒ shǔ zhū).