2006: Year of the Fire Dog
2006 is the Year of the Dog, 狗 , a Fire year. It starts at Chinese New Year on 29 January 2006 and runs to 17 February 2007. Born from 1 January to 28 January 2006? You are a Rooster, 2005.
2006 in the Chinese zodiac
狗
Fire Dog
- Animal
- 狗 Dog
- Element
- 火 Fire, yang
- Cycle name
- 丙戌年
- Starts
- 29 January 2006
- Ends
- 17 February 2007
- Matches
- Tiger, Horse and Rabbit; clashes with Dragon
- Age
- Born in 2006? You turn 20 in 2026.
Say 2006 in Chinese
A year is read digit by digit, then 年 : no “nineteen eighty-three”.
- 二〇〇六年 2006
- 丙戌年 the 丙戌 year, its name in the sixty-year cycle
- 我是二〇〇六年出生的 I was born in 2006.
- 我属狗 I'm a Dog.
- 火狗 Fire Dog
What Fire means
火Fire is warmth and light at the height of summer. People born in a Fire year are said to be passionate and bold, the first to start and the last to give up.
- Season
- 夏 summer
- Direction
- 南 south
- Colour
- 红 red
Words for a Fire Dog
- 忠诚 loyal
- 热情 warm-hearted
- 乐观 optimistic
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 2006?
2006 is the Year of the Dog, 狗 (gǒu), from Chinese New Year on 29 January 2006 to 17 February 2007. Its element is Fire, so people born in it are Fire Dogs.
What if I was born in January or early February 2006?
The zodiac year starts at Chinese New Year, not on 1 January. Born from 1 January to 28 January 2006? You belong to 2005, the Year of the Wood Rooster.
What element is 2006 in the Chinese zodiac?
Fire, 火 (huǒ). 2006 is 丙戌 (bǐng xū) in the sixty-year cycle, a yang Fire year; the Fire Dog comes round once every sixty years.
How do you say 2006 in Chinese?
Read the digits one by one and add 年 (nián, year): 二〇〇六年 (èr líng líng liù nián). “I was born in 2006” is 我是二〇〇六年出生的 (wǒ shì èr líng líng liù nián chū shēng de), and “I'm a Dog” is 我属狗 (wǒ shǔ gǒu).