2030: Year of the Metal Dog

2030 is the Year of the Dog, 狗 gǒu, a Metal year. It starts at Chinese New Year on 2 February 2030 and runs to 22 January 2031. Born from 1 January to 1 February 2030? You are a Rooster, 2029.

狗

gǒu

Metal Dog

Animal: 狗 gǒu Dog
Element: 金 jīn Metal, yang
Cycle name: 庚戌年 gēng xū nián
Starts: 2 February 2030
Ends: 22 January 2031
Matches: Tiger, Horse and Rabbit; clashes with Dragon

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Say 2030 in Chinese

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

二〇三〇年 èr líng sān líng nián 2030
庚戌年 gēng xū nián the 庚戌 year, its name in the sixty-year cycle
我是二〇三〇年出生的 wǒ shì èr líng sān líng nián chū shēng de I was born in 2030.
我属狗 wǒ shǔ gǒu I'm a Dog.
金狗 jīn gǒu Metal Dog

What Metal means

金Metal is strength and a clean edge, the harvest of autumn. People born in a Metal year are said to be determined and clear-minded, sure of what they want.

Season: 秋 qiū autumn
Direction: 西 xī west
Colour: 白 bái white

Words for a Metal Dog

忠诚 zhōngchéng loyal
坚强 jiānqiáng strong-willed
果断 guǒduàn decisive

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 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.

Dog personality, matches and sayings

Questions

What Chinese zodiac animal is 2030?

2030 is the Year of the Dog, 狗 (gǒu), from Chinese New Year on 2 February 2030 to 22 January 2031. Its element is Metal, so people born in it are Metal Dogs.

What if I was born in January or early February 2030?

The zodiac year starts at Chinese New Year, not on 1 January. Born from 1 January to 1 February 2030? You belong to 2029, the Year of the Earth Rooster.

What element is 2030 in the Chinese zodiac?

Metal, 金 (jīn). 2030 is 庚戌 (gēng xū) in the sixty-year cycle, a yang Metal year; the Metal Dog comes round once every sixty years.

How do you say 2030 in Chinese?

Read the digits one by one and add 年 (nián, year): 二〇三〇年 (èr líng sān líng nián). “I was born in 2030” is 我是二〇三〇年出生的 (wǒ shì èr líng sān líng nián chū shēng de), and “I'm a Dog” is 我属狗 (wǒ shǔ gǒu).