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title: "2031 Chinese Zodiac: Year of the Metal Pig (辛亥), 23 Jan 2031 to 10 Feb 2032 | Mandarin The Wild"
description: "2031 is the Year of the Metal Pig, 猪 zhū: from Chinese New Year on 23 January 2031 to 10 February 2032, so a birthday before 23 January 2031 is a Dog. What Metal means, and how to say it in Chinese: 我属猪."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-zodiac/2031"
published: "2026-10-15"
updated: "2026-10-26"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# 2031: Year of the Metal Pig

2031 is the Year of the Pig, 猪 zhū, a Metal year. It starts at Chinese New Year on 23 January 2031 and runs to 10 February 2032. Born from 1 January to 22 January 2031? You are a [Dog, 2030](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-zodiac/2030).

猪

zhū

Metal Pig

**Animal**
[猪 zhū Pig](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-zodiac/pig)

**Element**
金 jīn Metal, yin

**Cycle name**
辛亥年 xīn hài nián

**Starts**
23 January 2031

**Ends**
10 February 2032

**Matches**
Rabbit, Goat and Tiger; clashes with Snake

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## Say 2031 in Chinese

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

- 二〇三一年 èr líng sān yī nián 2031
- 辛亥年 xīn hài nián the 辛亥 year, its name in the sixty-year cycle
- 我是二〇三一年出生的 wǒ shì èr líng sān yī nián chū shēng de I was born in 2031.
- 我属猪 wǒ shǔ zhū I'm a Pig.
- 金猪 jīn zhū Metal Pig

## 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 Pig

- 善良 shànliáng kind-hearted
- 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 Pig, 猪

The Pig came in last, after stopping for a meal and a nap on the way. People born in a Pig year are said to be kind-hearted, generous and easy-going: they enjoy life and trust others.

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

## Questions

### What Chinese zodiac animal is 2031?

2031 is the Year of the Pig, 猪 (zhū), from Chinese New Year on 23 January 2031 to 10 February 2032. Its element is Metal, so people born in it are Metal Pigs.

### What if I was born in January or early February 2031?

The zodiac year starts at Chinese New Year, not on 1 January. Born from 1 January to 22 January 2031? You belong to 2030, the Year of the Metal Dog.

### What element is 2031 in the Chinese zodiac?

Metal, 金 (jīn). 2031 is 辛亥 (xīn hài) in the sixty-year cycle, a yin Metal year; the Metal Pig comes round once every sixty years.

### How do you say 2031 in Chinese?

Read the digits one by one and add 年 (nián, year): 二〇三一年 (èr líng sān yī nián). “I was born in 2031” is 我是二〇三一年出生的 (wǒ shì èr líng sān yī nián chū shēng de), and “I'm a Pig” is 我属猪 (wǒ shǔ zhū).