Dragon Chinese Zodiac

Personality, strengths, compatibility and birth years

The Chinese zodiac assigns each year one of twelve animals on a repeating cycle, set by your birth year rather than your birth date. The animal describes temperament and the company you keep easily — it is a separate system from Western star signs, and the two rarely say the same thing.

Personality

The Dragon is the most powerful and revered sign in the Chinese zodiac. You are ambitious, fearless, and blessed with natural authority. Dragons don't follow paths — they create them. Your energy is contagious, and your confidence inspires everyone around you.

Strengths

Energetic, ambitious, confident, intelligent, enthusiastic, charismatic

Challenges

Arrogant, tactless, impatient, unrealistic, hot-tempered

Best matches

Rat, Tiger, Snake

Birth years

1940 (from 8 Feb), 1952 (from 27 Jan), 1964 (from 13 Feb), 1976 (from 31 Jan), 1988 (from 17 Feb), 2000 (from 5 Feb), 2012 (from 23 Jan), 2024 (from 10 Feb).

A Chinese year begins at Chinese New Year, not on 1 January, so the dates above are where each year actually starts. Born before that date and you belong to the previous year's animal — Aethera works this out from your full birth date.

Lucky numbers

1, 6, 7

Lucky colours

Gold, silver, gray

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The other eleven animals

RatOxTigerRabbitSnakeHorseGoatMonkeyRoosterDogPig