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title: "1992 Chinese Zodiac: Year of the Water Monkey (壬申), 4 Feb 1992 to 22 Jan 1993 | Mandarin The Wild"
description: "1992 is the Year of the Water Monkey, 猴 hóu: from Chinese New Year on 4 February 1992 to 22 January 1993, so a birthday before 4 February 1992 is a Goat. What Water means, and how to say it in Chinese: 我属猴."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-zodiac/1992"
published: "2026-10-15"
updated: "2026-10-26"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# 1992: Year of the Water Monkey

1992 is the Year of the Monkey, 猴 hóu, a Water year. It starts at Chinese New Year on 4 February 1992 and runs to 22 January 1993. Born from 1 January to 3 February 1992? You are a [Goat, 1991](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-zodiac/1991).

猴

hóu

Water Monkey

**Animal**
[猴 hóu Monkey](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-zodiac/monkey)

**Element**
水 shuǐ Water, yang

**Cycle name**
壬申年 rén shēn nián

**Starts**
4 February 1992

**Ends**
22 January 1993

**Matches**
Rat, Dragon and Snake; clashes with Tiger

**Age**
Born in 1992? You turn 34 in 2026.

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## Say 1992 in Chinese

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

- 一九九二年 yī jiǔ jiǔ èr nián 1992
- 壬申年 rén shēn nián the 壬申 year, its name in the sixty-year cycle
- 我是一九九二年出生的 wǒ shì yī jiǔ jiǔ èr nián chū shēng de I was born in 1992.
- 我属猴 wǒ shǔ hóu I'm a Monkey.
- 水猴 shuǐ hóu Water Monkey

## 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 dōng winter

**Direction**
北 běi north

**Colour**
黑 hēi black

### Words for a Water Monkey

- 机智 jīzhì clever
- 聪明 cōngming clever
- 灵活 línghuó adaptable

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 Monkey, 猴

The Monkey is Sun Wukong, the Monkey King of Journey to the West. People born in a Monkey year are said to be clever, funny and curious, quick learners who can solve anything and love a joke.

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

## Questions

### What Chinese zodiac animal is 1992?

1992 is the Year of the Monkey, 猴 (hóu), from Chinese New Year on 4 February 1992 to 22 January 1993. Its element is Water, so people born in it are Water Monkeys.

### What if I was born in January or early February 1992?

The zodiac year starts at Chinese New Year, not on 1 January. Born from 1 January to 3 February 1992? You belong to 1991, the Year of the Metal Goat.

### What element is 1992 in the Chinese zodiac?

Water, 水 (shuǐ). 1992 is 壬申 (rén shēn) in the sixty-year cycle, a yang Water year; the Water Monkey comes round once every sixty years.

### How do you say 1992 in Chinese?

Read the digits one by one and add 年 (nián, year): 一九九二年 (yī jiǔ jiǔ èr nián). “I was born in 1992” is 我是一九九二年出生的 (wǒ shì yī jiǔ jiǔ èr nián chū shēng de), and “I'm a Monkey” is 我属猴 (wǒ shǔ hóu).