2014: Year of the Wood Horse
2014 is the Year of the Horse, 马 , a Wood year. It starts at Chinese New Year on 31 January 2014 and runs to 18 February 2015. Born from 1 January to 30 January 2014? You are a Snake, 2013.
2014 in the Chinese zodiac
马
Wood Horse
- Animal
- 马 Horse
- Element
- 木 Wood, yang
- Cycle name
- 甲午年
- Starts
- 31 January 2014
- Ends
- 18 February 2015
- Matches
- Dog, Tiger and Goat; clashes with Rat
- Age
- Born in 2014? You turn 12 in 2026.
Say 2014 in Chinese
A year is read digit by digit, then 年 : no “nineteen eighty-three”.
- 二〇一四年 2014
- 甲午年 the 甲午 year, its name in the sixty-year cycle
- 我是二〇一四年出生的 I was born in 2014.
- 我属马 I'm a Horse.
- 木马 Wood Horse
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 Horse
- 活泼 lively
- 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 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 2014?
2014 is the Year of the Horse, 马 (mǎ), from Chinese New Year on 31 January 2014 to 18 February 2015. Its element is Wood, so people born in it are Wood Horses.
What if I was born in January or early February 2014?
The zodiac year starts at Chinese New Year, not on 1 January. Born from 1 January to 30 January 2014? You belong to 2013, the Year of the Water Snake.
What element is 2014 in the Chinese zodiac?
Wood, 木 (mù). 2014 is 甲午 (jiǎ wǔ) in the sixty-year cycle, a yang Wood year; the Wood Horse comes round once every sixty years.
How do you say 2014 in Chinese?
Read the digits one by one and add 年 (nián, year): 二〇一四年 (èr líng yī sì nián). “I was born in 2014” is 我是二〇一四年出生的 (wǒ shì èr líng yī sì nián chū shēng de), and “I'm a Horse” is 我属马 (wǒ shǔ mǎ).