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title: "1995 Chinese Zodiac: Year of the Wood Pig (乙亥), 31 Jan 1995 to 18 Feb 1996 | Mandarin The Wild"
description: "1995 is the Year of the Wood Pig, 猪 zhū: from Chinese New Year on 31 January 1995 to 18 February 1996, so a birthday before 31 January 1995 is a Dog. What Wood means, and how to say it in Chinese: 我属猪."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-zodiac/1995"
published: "2026-10-15"
updated: "2026-10-26"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
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# 1995: Year of the Wood Pig

1995 is the Year of the Pig, 猪 zhū, a Wood year. It starts at Chinese New Year on 31 January 1995 and runs to 18 February 1996. Born from 1 January to 30 January 1995? You are a [Dog, 1994](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-zodiac/1994).

猪

zhū

Wood Pig

**Animal**
[猪 zhū Pig](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-zodiac/pig)

**Element**
木 mù Wood, yin

**Cycle name**
乙亥年 yǐ hài nián

**Starts**
31 January 1995

**Ends**
18 February 1996

**Matches**
Rabbit, Goat and Tiger; clashes with Snake

**Age**
Born in 1995? You turn 31 in 2026.

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## Say 1995 in Chinese

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

- 一九九五年 yī jiǔ jiǔ wǔ nián 1995
- 乙亥年 yǐ hài nián the 乙亥 year, its name in the sixty-year cycle
- 我是一九九五年出生的 wǒ shì yī jiǔ jiǔ wǔ nián chū shēng de I was born in 1995.
- 我属猪 wǒ shǔ zhū I'm a Pig.
- 木猪 mù zhū Wood Pig

## 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 chūn spring

**Direction**
东 dōng east

**Colour**
青 qīng green

### Words for a Wood Pig

- 善良 shànliáng kind-hearted
- 大方 dàfang generous
- 仁慈 réncí kind

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 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.

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

## Questions

### What Chinese zodiac animal is 1995?

1995 is the Year of the Pig, 猪 (zhū), from Chinese New Year on 31 January 1995 to 18 February 1996. Its element is Wood, so people born in it are Wood Pigs.

### What if I was born in January or early February 1995?

The zodiac year starts at Chinese New Year, not on 1 January. Born from 1 January to 30 January 1995? You belong to 1994, the Year of the Wood Dog.

### What element is 1995 in the Chinese zodiac?

Wood, 木 (mù). 1995 is 乙亥 (yǐ hài) in the sixty-year cycle, a yin Wood year; the Wood Pig comes round once every sixty years.

### How do you say 1995 in Chinese?

Read the digits one by one and add 年 (nián, year): 一九九五年 (yī jiǔ jiǔ wǔ nián). “I was born in 1995” is 我是一九九五年出生的 (wǒ shì yī jiǔ jiǔ wǔ nián chū shēng de), and “I'm a Pig” is 我属猪 (wǒ shǔ zhū).