2046: Year of the Fire Tiger
2046 is the Year of the Tiger, 虎 , a Fire year. It starts at Chinese New Year on 6 February 2046 and runs to 25 January 2047. Born from 1 January to 5 February 2046? You are a Ox, 2045.
2046 in the Chinese zodiac
虎
Fire Tiger
- Animal
- 虎 Tiger
- Element
- 火 Fire, yang
- Cycle name
- 丙寅年
- Starts
- 6 February 2046
- Ends
- 25 January 2047
- Matches
- Horse, Dog and Pig; clashes with Monkey
Say 2046 in Chinese
A year is read digit by digit, then 年 : no “nineteen eighty-three”.
- 二〇四六年 2046
- 丙寅年 the 丙寅 year, its name in the sixty-year cycle
- 我是二〇四六年出生的 I was born in 2046.
- 我属虎 I'm a Tiger.
- 火虎 Fire Tiger
What Fire means
火Fire is warmth and light at the height of summer. People born in a Fire year are said to be passionate and bold, the first to start and the last to give up.
- Season
- 夏 summer
- Direction
- 南 south
- Colour
- 红 red
Words for a Fire Tiger
- 勇敢 brave
- 热情 warm-hearted
- 乐观 optimistic
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 Tiger, 虎
The Tiger is king of the mountain forests, with the stripes of 王, “king”, on its forehead. People born in a Tiger year are said to be brave and confident, born leaders who act fast and protect the people they love.
Questions
What Chinese zodiac animal is 2046?
2046 is the Year of the Tiger, 虎 (hǔ), from Chinese New Year on 6 February 2046 to 25 January 2047. Its element is Fire, so people born in it are Fire Tigers.
What if I was born in January or early February 2046?
The zodiac year starts at Chinese New Year, not on 1 January. Born from 1 January to 5 February 2046? You belong to 2045, the Year of the Wood Ox.
What element is 2046 in the Chinese zodiac?
Fire, 火 (huǒ). 2046 is 丙寅 (bǐng yín) in the sixty-year cycle, a yang Fire year; the Fire Tiger comes round once every sixty years.
How do you say 2046 in Chinese?
Read the digits one by one and add 年 (nián, year): 二〇四六年 (èr líng sì liù nián). “I was born in 2046” is 我是二〇四六年出生的 (wǒ shì èr líng sì liù nián chū shēng de), and “I'm a Tiger” is 我属虎 (wǒ shǔ hǔ).