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title: "2043 Chinese Zodiac: Year of the Water Pig (癸亥), 10 Feb 2043 to 29 Jan 2044 | Mandarin The Wild"
description: "2043 is the Year of the Water Pig, 猪 zhū: from Chinese New Year on 10 February 2043 to 29 January 2044, so a birthday before 10 February 2043 is a Dog. What Water means, and how to say it in Chinese: 我属猪."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-zodiac/2043"
published: "2026-10-15"
updated: "2026-10-26"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# 2043: Year of the Water Pig

2043 is the Year of the Pig, 猪 zhū, 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](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-zodiac/2042).

猪

zhū

Water Pig

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

**Element**
水 shuǐ Water, yin

**Cycle name**
癸亥年 guǐ hài nián

**Starts**
10 February 2043

**Ends**
29 January 2044

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

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## Say 2043 in Chinese

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

- 二〇四三年 èr líng sì sān nián 2043
- 癸亥年 guǐ hài nián the 癸亥 year, its name in the sixty-year cycle
- 我是二〇四三年出生的 wǒ shì èr líng sì sān nián chū shēng de I was born in 2043.
- 我属猪 wǒ shǔ zhū I'm a Pig.
- 水猪 shuǐ zhū 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 dōng winter

**Direction**
北 běi north

**Colour**
黑 hēi black

### Words for a Water Pig

- 善良 shànliáng kind-hearted
- 聪明 cōngming clever
- 灵活 línghuó adaptable

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 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).