2018: Year of the Earth Dog
2018 is the Year of the Dog, 狗 , an Earth year. It starts at Chinese New Year on 16 February 2018 and runs to 4 February 2019. Born from 1 January to 15 February 2018? You are a Rooster, 2017.
2018 in the Chinese zodiac
狗
Earth Dog
- Animal
- 狗 Dog
- Element
- 土 Earth, yang
- Cycle name
- 戊戌年
- Starts
- 16 February 2018
- Ends
- 4 February 2019
- Matches
- Tiger, Horse and Rabbit; clashes with Dragon
- Age
- Born in 2018? You turn 8 in 2026.
Say 2018 in Chinese
A year is read digit by digit, then 年 : no “nineteen eighty-three”.
- 二〇一八年 2018
- 戊戌年 the 戊戌 year, its name in the sixty-year cycle
- 我是二〇一八年出生的 I was born in 2018.
- 我属狗 I'm a Dog.
- 土狗 Earth Dog
What Earth means
土Earth is the ground everything stands on, at the centre of the five. People born in an Earth year are said to be steady and patient, the friend everyone leans on.
- Season
- 长夏 late summer
- Direction
- 中 the centre
- Colour
- 黄 yellow
Words for an Earth Dog
- 忠诚 loyal
- 稳重 steady
- 可靠 reliable
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 2018?
2018 is the Year of the Dog, 狗 (gǒu), from Chinese New Year on 16 February 2018 to 4 February 2019. Its element is Earth, so people born in it are Earth Dogs.
What if I was born in January or early February 2018?
The zodiac year starts at Chinese New Year, not on 1 January. Born from 1 January to 15 February 2018? You belong to 2017, the Year of the Fire Rooster.
What element is 2018 in the Chinese zodiac?
Earth, 土 (tǔ). 2018 is 戊戌 (wù xū) in the sixty-year cycle, a yang Earth year; the Earth Dog comes round once every sixty years.
How do you say 2018 in Chinese?
Read the digits one by one and add 年 (nián, year): 二〇一八年 (èr líng yī bā nián). “I was born in 2018” is 我是二〇一八年出生的 (wǒ shì èr líng yī bā nián chū shēng de), and “I'm a Dog” is 我属狗 (wǒ shǔ gǒu).