1978: Year of the Earth Horse
1978 is the Year of the Horse, 马 , an Earth year. It starts at Chinese New Year on 7 February 1978 and runs to 27 January 1979. Born from 1 January to 6 February 1978? You are a Snake, 1977.
1978 in the Chinese zodiac
马
Earth Horse
- Animal
- 马 Horse
- Element
- 土 Earth, yang
- Cycle name
- 戊午年
- Starts
- 7 February 1978
- Ends
- 27 January 1979
- Matches
- Dog, Tiger and Goat; clashes with Rat
- Age
- Born in 1978? You turn 48 in 2026.
Say 1978 in Chinese
A year is read digit by digit, then 年 : no “nineteen eighty-three”.
- 一九七八年 1978
- 戊午年 the 戊午 year, its name in the sixty-year cycle
- 我是一九七八年出生的 I was born in 1978.
- 我属马 I'm a Horse.
- 土马 Earth Horse
What Earth means
土Earth is the ground everything stands on, at the centre of the five. People born in an Earth year are said to be steady and patient, the friend everyone leans on.
- Season
- 长夏 late summer
- Direction
- 中 the centre
- Colour
- 黄 yellow
Words for an Earth Horse
- 活泼 lively
- 稳重 steady
- 可靠 reliable
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 Horse, 马
The Horse runs free. People born in a Horse year are said to be lively, warm and independent, quick on their feet and happiest on the move and in good company.
Questions
What Chinese zodiac animal is 1978?
1978 is the Year of the Horse, 马 (mǎ), from Chinese New Year on 7 February 1978 to 27 January 1979. Its element is Earth, so people born in it are Earth Horses.
What if I was born in January or early February 1978?
The zodiac year starts at Chinese New Year, not on 1 January. Born from 1 January to 6 February 1978? You belong to 1977, the Year of the Fire Snake.
What element is 1978 in the Chinese zodiac?
Earth, 土 (tǔ). 1978 is 戊午 (wù wǔ) in the sixty-year cycle, a yang Earth year; the Earth Horse comes round once every sixty years.
How do you say 1978 in Chinese?
Read the digits one by one and add 年 (nián, year): 一九七八年 (yī jiǔ qī bā nián). “I was born in 1978” is 我是一九七八年出生的 (wǒ shì yī jiǔ qī bā nián chū shēng de), and “I'm a Horse” is 我属马 (wǒ shǔ mǎ).