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title: "2007 Chinese Zodiac: Year of the Fire Pig (丁亥), 18 Feb 2007 to 6 Feb 2008 | Mandarin The Wild"
description: "2007 is the Year of the Fire Pig, 猪 zhū: from Chinese New Year on 18 February 2007 to 6 February 2008, so a birthday before 18 February 2007 is a Dog. What Fire means, and how to say it in Chinese: 我属猪."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-zodiac/2007"
published: "2026-10-15"
updated: "2026-10-26"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
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# 2007: Year of the Fire Pig

2007 is the Year of the Pig, 猪 zhū, a Fire year. It starts at Chinese New Year on 18 February 2007 and runs to 6 February 2008. Born from 1 January to 17 February 2007? You are a [Dog, 2006](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-zodiac/2006).

猪

zhū

Fire Pig

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

**Element**
火 huǒ Fire, yin

**Cycle name**
丁亥年 dīng hài nián

**Starts**
18 February 2007

**Ends**
6 February 2008

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

**Age**
Born in 2007? You turn 19 in 2026.

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## Say 2007 in Chinese

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

- 二〇〇七年 èr líng líng qī nián 2007
- 丁亥年 dīng hài nián the 丁亥 year, its name in the sixty-year cycle
- 我是二〇〇七年出生的 wǒ shì èr líng líng qī nián chū shēng de I was born in 2007.
- 我属猪 wǒ shǔ zhū I'm a Pig.
- 火猪 huǒ zhū Fire Pig

## 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 xià summer

**Direction**
南 nán south

**Colour**
红 hóng red

### Words for a Fire Pig

- 善良 shànliáng kind-hearted
- 热情 rèqíng warm-hearted
- 乐观 lèguān optimistic

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 2007?

2007 is the Year of the Pig, 猪 (zhū), from Chinese New Year on 18 February 2007 to 6 February 2008. Its element is Fire, so people born in it are Fire Pigs.

### What if I was born in January or early February 2007?

The zodiac year starts at Chinese New Year, not on 1 January. Born from 1 January to 17 February 2007? You belong to 2006, the Year of the Fire Dog.

### What element is 2007 in the Chinese zodiac?

Fire, 火 (huǒ). 2007 is 丁亥 (dīng hài) in the sixty-year cycle, a yin Fire year; the Fire Pig comes round once every sixty years.

### How do you say 2007 in Chinese?

Read the digits one by one and add 年 (nián, year): 二〇〇七年 (èr líng líng qī nián). “I was born in 2007” is 我是二〇〇七年出生的 (wǒ shì èr líng líng qī nián chū shēng de), and “I'm a Pig” is 我属猪 (wǒ shǔ zhū).