Year of the Tiger

China Zodiac Animal - Tiger The Tiger ranks third in the 12-year cycle of the Chinese zodiac signs. The Years of the Tiger include 1914, 1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010, 2022, 2034...

Tigers, considered to be brave, cruel, forceful, and terrifying, are the symbol of power and lordliness in Chinese culture. In ancient times, people usually compared emperors or kings with the tigers. Tigers are also considered as a patron deity for children and parents will prepare the shoes and hats with tiger designs for their babies.

The Chinese zodiac Tiger sign entitles people born in the Years of the Tiger to be natural leaders. They are adventurous, ambitious and have a strong sense of justice, but maybe also a little arrogant and impetuous.

Earthly Branch of Birth Year: Yin
Wu Xing (The Five Elements): Mu (Wood)
Yin Yang: Yang

Years of the Tiger

The Chinese zodiac Tiger sign should be based on the Chinese lunar calendar. Check the following chart to see if you are born in the Year of the Tiger and find your elements.

You can also search the result by using the “Find Your Chinese Zodiac”.

Tiger Year	Start	End	Element
1926	Feb.13,1926	Feb.1,1927	Fire
1938	Jan.31,1938	Feb.18,1939	Earth
1950	Feb.17,1950	Feb.5,1951	Metal
1962	Feb.5,1962	Jan.24,1963	Water
1974	Jan.23,1974	Feb.10,1975	Wood
1986	Feb.9,1986	Jan.28,1987	Fire
1998	Jan.28,1998	Feb.15,1999	Earth
2010	Feb.14,2010	Feb.2,2011	Metal
2022	Feb.1,2022	Jan.21,2023	Water
2034	Jan.19,2034	Feb.7,2035	Wood

Lucky Signs for People Born in Tiger Year

Lucky Things for Tigers:

Lucky Numbers: 1, 3, 4 Lucky Colors: grey, blue, white, orange Lucky Flowers: cineraria, anthurium Lucky Directions: south, east, southeast

Things Should be Avoided:

Unlucky Numbers: 6, 7, 8 Unlucky Colors: gold, silver, brown, black Unlucky Direction: northwest

Personality: Tigers are courageous, confident, and with a spirit of adventure

With the uncommon courage and confidence, people born in the Year of the Tiger are natural leaders and they can always bravely put brilliant ideas into practice. They are also generous, passionate and holding a strong sense of justice. When meeting the weak or see anything unfair, the Tigers stand up and offer help.

Tigers are such persons who dare to love and hate. If a friend does something wrong, they may point it out directly. The daring also makes them rebellious, stubborn and arbitrary in life, and thus it is not easy for them to take others’ advice.

Strengths: Brave, passionate, optimistic, love challenges and adventures
Weaknesses: Rebellious, overconfident, stubborn, emotional
Tiger Men: Most of the Tiger men are optimistic and ambitious at work. They are not satisfied with the status quo and strive for excellence. Even encountering difficulties, the Tigers will not give up easily and just go forward. Besides, they never break promises once giving their words.
Tiger Women: Tiger women are good at taking care of family members. They are loved by children and can always get along well with them by playing games and telling stories. They also enjoy life and you may find them in various parties and outdoor activities. Rather than keeping alone, they prefer to stay with people.
Personality by Five Elements: Which Type of 'Tiger' Are You?
Tigers present different personalities and character traits according to various elements. In Chinese culture, all the things are composed of the Five Elements including Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water. See the following chart to find your type.

Types	Years of Birth	Personality Traits
Wood Tiger	1914, 1974	Just, sympathetic, willing to help the weak, but rejecting others' command.
Fire Tiger	1926, 1986	Optimistic, effective at execution, independent, and courageous.
Earth Tiger	1938, 1998	Hardworking, practical, rich in enterprising spirit.
Metal Tiger	1950, 2010	Active, ambitious, loving freedom, caring much for family.
Water Tiger	1962, 2022	Confident, curious, high learning potential; possibly with high self-esteem.

Tiger’s Personality by Blood Types
• Blood Type O: Tigers with blood type O are warm-hearted and develop a good sense of justice. They are never afraid of failures and can always hold their own.
• Blood Type A: For those with blood type A, they may have completely contrary characteristics at the same time, sometimes active and progressive, but sometimes shy and conservative.
• Blood Type B: They love making friends and are specializing in social interactions. However, the overemotional personality sometimes makes them lack of planning.
• Blood Type AB: They are positive and confident, good at convincing others, which helps to get great success at work. But it may be a bit hard for them to follow through.

Love Compatibility of the Tiger

Check the “Chinese Zodiac Compatibility Test” tool to learn about the love compatibility between you and your partner, which offers an important reference for your love relationship in the near future.

Best Matches: Dragon, Horse, Pig
The Dragon, Horse, and Pig are bound to the Tiger’s partners because of their complementary characteristic traits. They have the same goals and beliefs in life, easily being attracted by each other. When meeting difficulties, they will also get timely support from their partners.
Bad Matches: Ox, Tiger, Snake, Monkey
When choosing a partner, it is better for the Tiger to avoid the Ox, Tiger, and Snake as it is hard for them to be attuned to the Tiger’s feelings. What’s more, they seldom compromise in a relationship with the Tigers, which results in endless quarrels.
How to Build Relationship with Tigers

Good news to people who want to build a love relationship with the Tigers is that they cast doubt on the soul mate theory and don’t believe there is someone definitely compatible with them, which means everyone can have a chance to touch the Tiger’s heart. The Tiger always looks strong and pride but they do have a soft heart. When getting along with the Tiger, more patience and understanding are needed and they care about some details.

Jobs & Careers for Tigers

Best Jobs: Politician, economist, adventurer, banker, doctor, police officer, lawyer...

As the Tigers are born leaders, they have an excellent organization ability and brilliant communication skills, and thus becoming a successful politician will be less difficult compared to others. Besides the ability to lead, they are also confident and fearless to face various challenges with lower anxiety, so that adventurers and bankers are among the best jobs for the Tigers. They also like figures and think logically, along with a flexible mind, all of which help them to win a job like an economist.

Health & Fitness Advice

For the adult Tigers, they are healthy and energetic, and even sometimes exhausted, they can recover soon. However, for the middle-aged Tigers, the symptoms accumulated through overworking will gradually show up, especially in digestive and respiratory systems.

Also, long-term stress may cause some disorders. It is advised to take regular exercise and keep a balanced diet as most of the Tigers have a dietary preference for sweet foods. Change to a healthier diet and take in more high-fiber fruits and vegetables.

Tiger's Fortune in 2024

In 2024, people born in the year of the Tiger would both be blessed by good fortune and annoyed by misfortune. It’s very possible they would submit an excellent work report; but may have disputes with colleagues. Also, they may receive more pressure from their competitors. Develop some hobbies or attend interesting activities to relive the pressure, in case it would influence the health. In term of wealth, they would live an abundant life generally; just don’t be greedy when making investment. The singles may fall in love with someone; but the relationship may not develop smoothly and even end with breakup. To maintain a happy marriage, the married should keep a reasonable distance with other opposite sexes.

Career: The office workers would do a great job; just make more efforts to get along well with workmates and customers. Businessmen may welcome a profitable year.
Wealth: They could live a worry-free life depending on their income from work. Businessmen may make more profits but should be careful when making investment.
Relationships: It’s possible for the singles to start dating but it requires more efforts to maintain the relationship. The married should keep away from the outside temptations and be loyal to their marriage.
Education: Their fortune in study is not very good. They should make a good study plan, attend more professional classes, think more on their own and learn more practical skills.
Health: The increasing pressure may lead to bad mental and physical status. Learn to reduce the stress. Also, be careful of possible dangers in daily life.

Tiger's Fortune in 2025

The career luck for people born in the year of the Tiger would be relatively good, and both employees and businessmen could see positive development. However, their horoscopes of finance, love and health for 2025 are all not very smooth. In term of wealth, it may be difficult for them to accumulate some. In love, it would be difficult for single people to start a stable and sincere relationship, and those with a partner may have to make more efforts to maintain their relationship. As for health, there would be some insecure factors around, and Tiger people need to pay more attention.

Career: In 2025, they may accomplish their work perfectly and gain the recognition of their leaders. However, these good results may come from a relatively busy schedule and they are advised to keep a positive attitude.
Wealth: Tigers may have difficulty accumulating money in 2025 and be prone to small-amount financial losses. Therefore, they should be more vigilant when it comes to money-related matters.
Relationships: Singles are the most likely to remain single. Those with a mate would encounter some unharmonious factors like quarrels; they are advised to keep a proper distance from the opposite sex and keep communication with their partners.
Education: Horoscope prediction shows that they could easily focus on study and have good performance. But at the same time, they may encounter trials and burdens that require them to remain positive and calm.
Health: There would be some challenges to people born in the year of the Tiger in term of health in 2025. They are advised not to do dangerous activities such as rock climbing and to maintain good living habits.

Famous People: Tiger Zodiac Eminent Personalities

Elizabeth II (Queen of the UK): April 21, 1926, Fire Tiger
Marilyn Monroe (Actress): June 1, 1926, Fire Tiger
Tom Cruise (Actor): July 3, 1962, Water Tiger
Lady Gaga (Singer): March 28, 1986, Fire Tiger
Shawn Mendes (Singer): August 8, 1998, Earth Tiger

Check 12 Chinese Zodiac Animals

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Dragon

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Horse

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Monkey

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Dog

Pig

- Last updated on Sep. 29, 2024 by Demi Li -

Questions & Answers on Year of the Tiger

Asked by LadySagittarus from USA | Nov. 19, 2024 03:08

Water pig lady curious of wood tiger dude

I am a water pig gal 12/8/83; the man in question 🙋🏽‍♂️he’s a wood tiger 2/6/74 he’s my daughter’s teacher. We had a misunderstanding recently so does he want me?

Answers (1)

Answered by Janice | Nov. 19, 2024 19:58

You two are perfect couple. Just chase him if you really like him.

Asked by Soko from MONGOLIA | May. 28, 2024 14:15

Monkey and Tiger

Hi. I was born in 1998 Earth tiger i just started to date with a Monkey guy. He is a very good person but they say we're natural enemy.

Answers (5)

Answered by Keith | May. 28, 2024 20:38

The zodiac says you are not very good match but it's just fortune-telling. Never mind it if do love each other.

Answered by Louise | Jun. 10, 2024 22:55

I am Tiger and my husband is a monkey and we have been together for 13 years this year. In the western astrology calendar we are perfect match (Gemini and Libra) but in Chinese Zodiac we are not. We have a great marriage and he is not only my husband, but my best friend xx

Answered by ghazaal | Jul. 12, 2024 14:33

I explain to you why not matching yet its still okay, even if it not matching it can be matching as long as there respect and control for the bad habits,

and i will tell you when zodic say matching what it mean, it mean when you IN worst status and reach your worst habits and bad habits, that wont make them angary and upset with you, it will be like nothing happen. but in the end with shared respect and controlling of the bad habits you can get along with any human

Answered by Tigermale | Aug. 24, 2024 20:08

AVOID MONKEY!!!

Answered by John | Sep. 10, 2024 00:41

Don't get with a tiger. You will be too honest while they won't hesitate to lie. You are genuine, they are fake. It could work but there is a strong chance it won't and worst of all with a monkey you could get hurt or lose something or have your reputation damaged by their constant gossiping.

Asked by Kai Li Na from MALAYSIA | Oct. 24, 2023 10:57

Move state and job

Hi I was both 25th June 1998. I just got married this year. Next year I plan to move state to live with my husband. From Johor Bahru to Kuala Lumpur. Means, I need to change job. Do you think it is a good move?

Answers (1)

Answered by George | Oct. 24, 2023 22:43

It is okay as your luck in career is good in the year of 2024.

Asked by Tigress from MALAYSIA | Jul. 17, 2023 15:38

When can i get a job?

I am born on 17 feb 1998. I am trying to find entry level job for almost 2 years after graduating but could not find the one i want in the field of HR/admin or CS. Being jobless is making me very depressed and having anxieties. I have consulted many mediums but not successful in my job hunt. What should i do?

Answers (2)

Answered by Olivia | Jul. 18, 2023 00:52

You may start from some easy jobs and keep improving yourself and seek for better ones gradually. You should know nothing can be accomplished in one single effort.

Answered by Togerguy | Aug. 24, 2024 20:10

You will find a job when you start looking for the right one.

Asked by Karin from UNITED KINGDOM | Jan. 22, 2023 10:35

Am I meant to end up with this man in a loving relationship?

I met a guy DOB 15/05/1958 his zodiac sign is Dog and my DOB 22/08/1974 Zodiac sign Tiger, Circumstances are complicated at the moment, but is he and I meant to find our way to each other in a relationship pls?

Thank you,

Karin

Answers (1)

Answered by Daisy | Jan. 28, 2023 17:48

According to the horoscope, if you two can get through the special and complicated period, you will be together ever after; if not, the relationship will end. But more importantly, you should follow your heart.

Year of the Tiger

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Things Should be Avoided:

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