2026: Year of the Fire Horse
2026 is the Year of the Horse, 马 , a Fire year. It starts at Chinese New Year on 17 February 2026 and runs to 6 February 2027. Born from 1 January to 16 February 2026? You are a Snake, 2025.
2026 in the Chinese zodiac
马
Fire Horse
- Animal
- 马 Horse
- Element
- 火 Fire, yang
- Cycle name
- 丙午年
- Starts
- 17 February 2026
- Ends
- 6 February 2027
- Matches
- Dog, Tiger and Goat; clashes with Rat
Say 2026 in Chinese
A year is read digit by digit, then 年 : no “nineteen eighty-three”.
- 二〇二六年 2026
- 丙午年 the 丙午 year, its name in the sixty-year cycle
- 我是二〇二六年出生的 I was born in 2026.
- 我属马 I'm a Horse.
- 火马 Fire Horse
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 Horse
- 活泼 lively
- 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 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 2026?
2026 is the Year of the Horse, 马 (mǎ), from Chinese New Year on 17 February 2026 to 6 February 2027. Its element is Fire, so people born in it are Fire Horses.
What if I was born in January or early February 2026?
The zodiac year starts at Chinese New Year, not on 1 January. Born from 1 January to 16 February 2026? You belong to 2025, the Year of the Wood Snake.
What element is 2026 in the Chinese zodiac?
Fire, 火 (huǒ). 2026 is 丙午 (bǐng wǔ) in the sixty-year cycle, a yang Fire year; the Fire Horse comes round once every sixty years.
How do you say 2026 in Chinese?
Read the digits one by one and add 年 (nián, year): 二〇二六年 (èr líng èr liù nián). “I was born in 2026” is 我是二〇二六年出生的 (wǒ shì èr líng èr liù nián chū shēng de), and “I'm a Horse” is 我属马 (wǒ shǔ mǎ).