1982: Year of the Water Dog
1982 is the Year of the Dog, 狗 , a Water year. It starts at Chinese New Year on 25 January 1982 and runs to 12 February 1983. Born from 1 January to 24 January 1982? You are a Rooster, 1981.
1982 in the Chinese zodiac
狗
Water Dog
- Animal
- 狗 Dog
- Element
- 水 Water, yang
- Cycle name
- 壬戌年
- Starts
- 25 January 1982
- Ends
- 12 February 1983
- Matches
- Tiger, Horse and Rabbit; clashes with Dragon
- Age
- Born in 1982? You turn 44 in 2026.
Say 1982 in Chinese
A year is read digit by digit, then 年 : no “nineteen eighty-three”.
- 一九八二年 1982
- 壬戌年 the 壬戌 year, its name in the sixty-year cycle
- 我是一九八二年出生的 I was born in 1982.
- 我属狗 I'm a Dog.
- 水狗 Water Dog
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 Dog
- 忠诚 loyal
- 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 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 1982?
1982 is the Year of the Dog, 狗 (gǒu), from Chinese New Year on 25 January 1982 to 12 February 1983. Its element is Water, so people born in it are Water Dogs.
What if I was born in January or early February 1982?
The zodiac year starts at Chinese New Year, not on 1 January. Born from 1 January to 24 January 1982? You belong to 1981, the Year of the Metal Rooster.
What element is 1982 in the Chinese zodiac?
Water, 水 (shuǐ). 1982 is 壬戌 (rén xū) in the sixty-year cycle, a yang Water year; the Water Dog comes round once every sixty years.
How do you say 1982 in Chinese?
Read the digits one by one and add 年 (nián, year): 一九八二年 (yī jiǔ bā èr nián). “I was born in 1982” is 我是一九八二年出生的 (wǒ shì yī jiǔ bā èr nián chū shēng de), and “I'm a Dog” is 我属狗 (wǒ shǔ gǒu).