1990: Year of the Metal Horse
1990 is the Year of the Horse, 马 , a Metal year. It starts at Chinese New Year on 27 January 1990 and runs to 14 February 1991. Born from 1 January to 26 January 1990? You are a Snake, 1989.
1990 in the Chinese zodiac
马
Metal Horse
- Animal
- 马 Horse
- Element
- 金 Metal, yang
- Cycle name
- 庚午年
- Starts
- 27 January 1990
- Ends
- 14 February 1991
- Matches
- Dog, Tiger and Goat; clashes with Rat
- Age
- Born in 1990? You turn 36 in 2026.
Say 1990 in Chinese
A year is read digit by digit, then 年 : no “nineteen eighty-three”.
- 一九九〇年 1990
- 庚午年 the 庚午 year, its name in the sixty-year cycle
- 我是一九九〇年出生的 I was born in 1990.
- 我属马 I'm a Horse.
- 金马 Metal Horse
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 Horse
- 活泼 lively
- 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 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 1990?
1990 is the Year of the Horse, 马 (mǎ), from Chinese New Year on 27 January 1990 to 14 February 1991. Its element is Metal, so people born in it are Metal Horses.
What if I was born in January or early February 1990?
The zodiac year starts at Chinese New Year, not on 1 January. Born from 1 January to 26 January 1990? You belong to 1989, the Year of the Earth Snake.
What element is 1990 in the Chinese zodiac?
Metal, 金 (jīn). 1990 is 庚午 (gēng wǔ) in the sixty-year cycle, a yang Metal year; the Metal Horse comes round once every sixty years.
How do you say 1990 in Chinese?
Read the digits one by one and add 年 (nián, year): 一九九〇年 (yī jiǔ jiǔ líng nián). “I was born in 1990” is 我是一九九〇年出生的 (wǒ shì yī jiǔ jiǔ líng nián chū shēng de), and “I'm a Horse” is 我属马 (wǒ shǔ mǎ).