1983: Year of the Water Pig
1983 is the Year of the Pig, 猪 , a Water year. It starts at Chinese New Year on 13 February 1983 and runs to 1 February 1984. Born from 1 January to 12 February 1983? You are a Dog, 1982.
1983 in the Chinese zodiac
猪
Water Pig
- Animal
- 猪 Pig
- Element
- 水 Water, yin
- Cycle name
- 癸亥年
- Starts
- 13 February 1983
- Ends
- 1 February 1984
- Matches
- Rabbit, Goat and Tiger; clashes with Snake
- Age
- Born in 1983? You turn 43 in 2026.
Say 1983 in Chinese
A year is read digit by digit, then 年 : no “nineteen eighty-three”.
- 一九八三年 1983
- 癸亥年 the 癸亥 year, its name in the sixty-year cycle
- 我是一九八三年出生的 I was born in 1983.
- 我属猪 I'm a Pig.
- 水猪 Water Pig
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 Pig
- 善良 kind-hearted
- 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 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 1983?
1983 is the Year of the Pig, 猪 (zhū), from Chinese New Year on 13 February 1983 to 1 February 1984. Its element is Water, so people born in it are Water Pigs.
What if I was born in January or early February 1983?
The zodiac year starts at Chinese New Year, not on 1 January. Born from 1 January to 12 February 1983? You belong to 1982, the Year of the Water Dog.
What element is 1983 in the Chinese zodiac?
Water, 水 (shuǐ). 1983 is 癸亥 (guǐ hài) in the sixty-year cycle, a yin Water year; the Water Pig comes round once every sixty years.
How do you say 1983 in Chinese?
Read the digits one by one and add 年 (nián, year): 一九八三年 (yī jiǔ bā sān nián). “I was born in 1983” is 我是一九八三年出生的 (wǒ shì yī jiǔ bā sān nián chū shēng de), and “I'm a Pig” is 我属猪 (wǒ shǔ zhū).