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title: "2050 Chinese Zodiac: Year of the Metal Horse (庚午), 23 Jan 2050 to 10 Feb 2051 | Mandarin The Wild"
description: "2050 is the Year of the Metal Horse, 马 mǎ: from Chinese New Year on 23 January 2050 to 10 February 2051, so a birthday before 23 January 2050 is a Snake. What Metal means, and how to say it in Chinese: 我属马."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-zodiac/2050"
published: "2026-10-15"
updated: "2026-10-26"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# 2050: Year of the Metal Horse

2050 is the Year of the Horse, 马 mǎ, a Metal year. It starts at Chinese New Year on 23 January 2050 and runs to 10 February 2051. Born from 1 January to 22 January 2050? You are a [Snake, 2049](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-zodiac/2049).

马

mǎ

Metal Horse

**Animal**
[马 mǎ Horse](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-zodiac/horse)

**Element**
金 jīn Metal, yang

**Cycle name**
庚午年 gēng wǔ nián

**Starts**
23 January 2050

**Ends**
10 February 2051

**Matches**
Dog, Tiger and Goat; clashes with Rat

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## Say 2050 in Chinese

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

- 二〇五〇年 èr líng wǔ líng nián 2050
- 庚午年 gēng wǔ nián the 庚午 year, its name in the sixty-year cycle
- 我是二〇五〇年出生的 wǒ shì èr líng wǔ líng nián chū shēng de I was born in 2050.
- 我属马 wǒ shǔ mǎ I'm a Horse.
- 金马 jīn mǎ Metal Horse

## 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 Horse

- 活泼 huópō lively
- 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 Horse, 马

The Horse runs free. People born in a Horse year are said to be lively, warm and independent, quick on their feet and happiest on the move and in good company.

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

## Questions

### What Chinese zodiac animal is 2050?

2050 is the Year of the Horse, 马 (mǎ), from Chinese New Year on 23 January 2050 to 10 February 2051. Its element is Metal, so people born in it are Metal Horses.

### What if I was born in January or early February 2050?

The zodiac year starts at Chinese New Year, not on 1 January. Born from 1 January to 22 January 2050? You belong to 2049, the Year of the Earth Snake.

### What element is 2050 in the Chinese zodiac?

Metal, 金 (jīn). 2050 is 庚午 (gēng wǔ) in the sixty-year cycle, a yang Metal year; the Metal Horse comes round once every sixty years.

### How do you say 2050 in Chinese?

Read the digits one by one and add 年 (nián, year): 二〇五〇年 (èr líng wǔ líng nián). “I was born in 2050” is 我是二〇五〇年出生的 (wǒ shì èr líng wǔ líng nián chū shēng de), and “I'm a Horse” is 我属马 (wǒ shǔ mǎ).