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title: "1991 Chinese Zodiac: Year of the Metal Goat (辛未), 15 Feb 1991 to 3 Feb 1992 | Mandarin The Wild"
description: "1991 is the Year of the Metal Goat, 羊 yáng: from Chinese New Year on 15 February 1991 to 3 February 1992, so a birthday before 15 February 1991 is a Horse. What Metal means, and how to say it in Chinese: 我属羊."
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published: "2026-10-15"
updated: "2026-10-26"
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# 1991: Year of the Metal Goat

1991 is the Year of the Goat, 羊 yáng, a Metal year. It starts at Chinese New Year on 15 February 1991 and runs to 3 February 1992. Born from 1 January to 14 February 1991? You are a [Horse, 1990](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-zodiac/1990).

羊

yáng

Metal Goat

**Animal**
[羊 yáng Goat](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-zodiac/goat)

**Element**
金 jīn Metal, yin

**Cycle name**
辛未年 xīn wèi nián

**Starts**
15 February 1991

**Ends**
3 February 1992

**Matches**
Pig, Rabbit and Horse; clashes with Ox

**Age**
Born in 1991? You turn 35 in 2026.

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## Say 1991 in Chinese

A year is read digit by digit, then 年 nián: no “nineteen eighty-three”.

- 一九九一年 yī jiǔ jiǔ yī nián 1991
- 辛未年 xīn wèi nián the 辛未 year, its name in the sixty-year cycle
- 我是一九九一年出生的 wǒ shì yī jiǔ jiǔ yī nián chū shēng de I was born in 1991.
- 我属羊 wǒ shǔ yáng I'm a Goat.
- 金羊 jīn yáng Metal Goat

## What Metal means

金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 qiū autumn

**Direction**
西 xī west

**Colour**
白 bái white

### Words for a Metal Goat

- 温和 wēnhé easy-going
- 坚强 jiānqiáng strong-willed
- 果断 guǒduàn decisive

Each year has one of five elements, 五行 wǔ xíng, two years each, so the same animal and element meet once every sixty years. The traits are what tradition says, for fun.

## The Goat, 羊

The Goat is also the Sheep: 羊 means both. People born in a Goat year are said to be easy-going, creative and caring, the kind of person who makes any place feel like home.

[Goat personality, matches and sayings](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-zodiac/goat)

## Questions

### What Chinese zodiac animal is 1991?

1991 is the Year of the Goat, 羊 (yáng), from Chinese New Year on 15 February 1991 to 3 February 1992. Its element is Metal, so people born in it are Metal Goats.

### What if I was born in January or early February 1991?

The zodiac year starts at Chinese New Year, not on 1 January. Born from 1 January to 14 February 1991? You belong to 1990, the Year of the Metal Horse.

### What element is 1991 in the Chinese zodiac?

Metal, 金 (jīn). 1991 is 辛未 (xīn wèi) in the sixty-year cycle, a yin Metal year; the Metal Goat comes round once every sixty years.

### How do you say 1991 in Chinese?

Read the digits one by one and add 年 (nián, year): 一九九一年 (yī jiǔ jiǔ yī nián). “I was born in 1991” is 我是一九九一年出生的 (wǒ shì yī jiǔ jiǔ yī nián chū shēng de), and “I'm a Goat” is 我属羊 (wǒ shǔ yáng).