1994: Year of the Wood Dog
1994 is the Year of the Dog, 狗 , a Wood year. It starts at Chinese New Year on 10 February 1994 and runs to 30 January 1995. Born from 1 January to 9 February 1994? You are a Rooster, 1993.
1994 in the Chinese zodiac
狗
Wood Dog
- Animal
- 狗 Dog
- Element
- 木 Wood, yang
- Cycle name
- 甲戌年
- Starts
- 10 February 1994
- Ends
- 30 January 1995
- Matches
- Tiger, Horse and Rabbit; clashes with Dragon
- Age
- Born in 1994? You turn 32 in 2026.
Say 1994 in Chinese
A year is read digit by digit, then 年 : no “nineteen eighty-three”.
- 一九九四年 1994
- 甲戌年 the 甲戌 year, its name in the sixty-year cycle
- 我是一九九四年出生的 I was born in 1994.
- 我属狗 I'm a Dog.
- 木狗 Wood Dog
What Wood means
木Wood is growth: a tree reaching up and out. People born in a Wood year are said to be generous and kind, slow to anger and quick to help.
- Season
- 春 spring
- Direction
- 东 east
- Colour
- 青 green
Words for a Wood Dog
- 忠诚 loyal
- 大方 generous
- 仁慈 kind
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 1994?
1994 is the Year of the Dog, 狗 (gǒu), from Chinese New Year on 10 February 1994 to 30 January 1995. Its element is Wood, so people born in it are Wood Dogs.
What if I was born in January or early February 1994?
The zodiac year starts at Chinese New Year, not on 1 January. Born from 1 January to 9 February 1994? You belong to 1993, the Year of the Water Rooster.
What element is 1994 in the Chinese zodiac?
Wood, 木 (mù). 1994 is 甲戌 (jiǎ xū) in the sixty-year cycle, a yang Wood year; the Wood Dog comes round once every sixty years.
How do you say 1994 in Chinese?
Read the digits one by one and add 年 (nián, year): 一九九四年 (yī jiǔ jiǔ sì nián). “I was born in 1994” is 我是一九九四年出生的 (wǒ shì yī jiǔ jiǔ sì nián chū shēng de), and “I'm a Dog” is 我属狗 (wǒ shǔ gǒu).