2032: Year of the Water Rat
2032 is the Year of the Rat, 鼠 , a Water year. It starts at Chinese New Year on 11 February 2032 and runs to 30 January 2033. Born from 1 January to 10 February 2032? You are a Pig, 2031.
2032 in the Chinese zodiac
鼠
Water Rat
- Animal
- 鼠 Rat
- Element
- 水 Water, yang
- Cycle name
- 壬子年
- Starts
- 11 February 2032
- Ends
- 30 January 2033
- Matches
- Dragon, Monkey and Ox; clashes with Horse
Say 2032 in Chinese
A year is read digit by digit, then 年 : no “nineteen eighty-three”.
- 二〇三二年 2032
- 壬子年 the 壬子 year, its name in the sixty-year cycle
- 我是二〇三二年出生的 I was born in 2032.
- 我属鼠 I'm a Rat.
- 水鼠 Water Rat
What Water means
水Water is calm and finds a way around anything. People born in a Water year are said to be wise and adaptable, good listeners who read a room.
- Season
- 冬 winter
- Direction
- 北 north
- Colour
- 黑 black
Words for a Water Rat
- 机灵 quick-witted
- 聪明 clever
- 灵活 adaptable
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 Rat, 鼠
The Rat comes first of the twelve: in the old story of the Great Race it rode across the river on the Ox’s back and jumped off at the finish. People born in a Rat year are said to be quick-witted and resourceful, the first to spot a chance and careful to save for a rainy day.
Questions
What Chinese zodiac animal is 2032?
2032 is the Year of the Rat, 鼠 (shǔ), from Chinese New Year on 11 February 2032 to 30 January 2033. Its element is Water, so people born in it are Water Rats.
What if I was born in January or early February 2032?
The zodiac year starts at Chinese New Year, not on 1 January. Born from 1 January to 10 February 2032? You belong to 2031, the Year of the Metal Pig.
What element is 2032 in the Chinese zodiac?
Water, 水 (shuǐ). 2032 is 壬子 (rén zǐ) in the sixty-year cycle, a yang Water year; the Water Rat comes round once every sixty years.
How do you say 2032 in Chinese?
Read the digits one by one and add 年 (nián, year): 二〇三二年 (èr líng sān èr nián). “I was born in 2032” is 我是二〇三二年出生的 (wǒ shì èr líng sān èr nián chū shēng de), and “I'm a Rat” is 我属鼠 (wǒ shǔ shǔ).