2002: Year of the Water Horse
2002 is the Year of the Horse, 马 , a Water year. It starts at Chinese New Year on 12 February 2002 and runs to 31 January 2003. Born from 1 January to 11 February 2002? You are a Snake, 2001.
2002 in the Chinese zodiac
马
Water Horse
- Animal
- 马 Horse
- Element
- 水 Water, yang
- Cycle name
- 壬午年
- Starts
- 12 February 2002
- Ends
- 31 January 2003
- Matches
- Dog, Tiger and Goat; clashes with Rat
- Age
- Born in 2002? You turn 24 in 2026.
Say 2002 in Chinese
A year is read digit by digit, then 年 : no “nineteen eighty-three”.
- 二〇〇二年 2002
- 壬午年 the 壬午 year, its name in the sixty-year cycle
- 我是二〇〇二年出生的 I was born in 2002.
- 我属马 I'm a Horse.
- 水马 Water Horse
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 winter
- Direction
- 北 north
- Colour
- 黑 black
Words for a Water Horse
- 活泼 lively
- 聪明 clever
- 灵活 adaptable
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 2002?
2002 is the Year of the Horse, 马 (mǎ), from Chinese New Year on 12 February 2002 to 31 January 2003. Its element is Water, so people born in it are Water Horses.
What if I was born in January or early February 2002?
The zodiac year starts at Chinese New Year, not on 1 January. Born from 1 January to 11 February 2002? You belong to 2001, the Year of the Metal Snake.
What element is 2002 in the Chinese zodiac?
Water, 水 (shuǐ). 2002 is 壬午 (rén wǔ) in the sixty-year cycle, a yang Water year; the Water Horse comes round once every sixty years.
How do you say 2002 in Chinese?
Read the digits one by one and add 年 (nián, year): 二〇〇二年 (èr líng líng èr nián). “I was born in 2002” is 我是二〇〇二年出生的 (wǒ shì èr líng líng èr nián chū shēng de), and “I'm a Horse” is 我属马 (wǒ shǔ mǎ).