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title: "2028 Chinese Zodiac: Year of the Earth Monkey (戊申), 26 Jan 2028 to 12 Feb 2029 | Mandarin The Wild"
description: "2028 is the Year of the Earth Monkey, 猴 hóu: from Chinese New Year on 26 January 2028 to 12 February 2029, so a birthday before 26 January 2028 is a Goat. What Earth means, and how to say it in Chinese: 我属猴."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-zodiac/2028"
published: "2026-10-15"
updated: "2026-10-26"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# 2028: Year of the Earth Monkey

2028 is the Year of the Monkey, 猴 hóu, an Earth year. It starts at Chinese New Year on 26 January 2028 and runs to 12 February 2029. Born from 1 January to 25 January 2028? You are a [Goat, 2027](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-zodiac/2027).

猴

hóu

Earth Monkey

**Animal**
[猴 hóu Monkey](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-zodiac/monkey)

**Element**
土 tǔ Earth, yang

**Cycle name**
戊申年 wù shēn nián

**Starts**
26 January 2028

**Ends**
12 February 2029

**Matches**
Rat, Dragon and Snake; clashes with Tiger

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## Say 2028 in Chinese

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

- 二〇二八年 èr líng èr bā nián 2028
- 戊申年 wù shēn nián the 戊申 year, its name in the sixty-year cycle
- 我是二〇二八年出生的 wǒ shì èr líng èr bā nián chū shēng de I was born in 2028.
- 我属猴 wǒ shǔ hóu I'm a Monkey.
- 土猴 tǔ hóu Earth Monkey

## 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 cháng xià late summer

**Direction**
中 zhōng the centre

**Colour**
黄 huáng yellow

### Words for an Earth Monkey

- 机智 jīzhì clever
- 稳重 wěnzhòng steady
- 可靠 kěkào reliable

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 Monkey, 猴

The Monkey is Sun Wukong, the Monkey King of Journey to the West. People born in a Monkey year are said to be clever, funny and curious, quick learners who can solve anything and love a joke.

[Monkey personality, matches and sayings](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-zodiac/monkey)

## Questions

### What Chinese zodiac animal is 2028?

2028 is the Year of the Monkey, 猴 (hóu), from Chinese New Year on 26 January 2028 to 12 February 2029. Its element is Earth, so people born in it are Earth Monkeys.

### What if I was born in January or early February 2028?

The zodiac year starts at Chinese New Year, not on 1 January. Born from 1 January to 25 January 2028? You belong to 2027, the Year of the Fire Goat.

### What element is 2028 in the Chinese zodiac?

Earth, 土 (tǔ). 2028 is 戊申 (wù shēn) in the sixty-year cycle, a yang Earth year; the Earth Monkey comes round once every sixty years.

### How do you say 2028 in Chinese?

Read the digits one by one and add 年 (nián, year): 二〇二八年 (èr líng èr bā nián). “I was born in 2028” is 我是二〇二八年出生的 (wǒ shì èr líng èr bā nián chū shēng de), and “I'm a Monkey” is 我属猴 (wǒ shǔ hóu).