2043: Year of the Water Pig
2043 is the Year of the Pig, 猪 , a Water year. It starts at Chinese New Year on 10 February 2043 and runs to 29 January 2044. Born from 1 January to 9 February 2043? You are a Dog, 2042.
2043 in the Chinese zodiac
猪
Water Pig
- Animal
- 猪 Pig
- Element
- 水 Water, yin
- Cycle name
- 癸亥年
- Starts
- 10 February 2043
- Ends
- 29 January 2044
- Matches
- Rabbit, Goat and Tiger; clashes with Snake
Say 2043 in Chinese
A year is read digit by digit, then 年 : no “nineteen eighty-three”.
- 二〇四三年 2043
- 癸亥年 the 癸亥 year, its name in the sixty-year cycle
- 我是二〇四三年出生的 I was born in 2043.
- 我属猪 I'm a Pig.
- 水猪 Water Pig
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 Pig
- 善良 kind-hearted
- 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 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.
Questions
What Chinese zodiac animal is 2043?
2043 is the Year of the Pig, 猪 (zhū), from Chinese New Year on 10 February 2043 to 29 January 2044. Its element is Water, so people born in it are Water Pigs.
What if I was born in January or early February 2043?
The zodiac year starts at Chinese New Year, not on 1 January. Born from 1 January to 9 February 2043? You belong to 2042, the Year of the Water Dog.
What element is 2043 in the Chinese zodiac?
Water, 水 (shuǐ). 2043 is 癸亥 (guǐ hài) in the sixty-year cycle, a yin Water year; the Water Pig comes round once every sixty years.
How do you say 2043 in Chinese?
Read the digits one by one and add 年 (nián, year): 二〇四三年 (èr líng sì sān nián). “I was born in 2043” is 我是二〇四三年出生的 (wǒ shì èr líng sì sān nián chū shēng de), and “I'm a Pig” is 我属猪 (wǒ shǔ zhū).