Tiger 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 Tiger is magnetic, fearless, and born to lead. You live life with an intensity that both thrills and intimidates others. Risk doesn't scare you — boredom does. Tigers are fiercely protective of those they love and will fight any battle for them.

Strengths

Brave, confident, competitive, charismatic, passionate, generous

Challenges

Reckless, arrogant, impatient, short-tempered, overindulgent

Best matches

Dragon, Horse, Pig

Birth years

1938 (from 31 Jan), 1950 (from 17 Feb), 1962 (from 5 Feb), 1974 (from 23 Jan), 1986 (from 9 Feb), 1998 (from 28 Jan), 2010 (from 14 Feb), 2022 (from 1 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, 3, 4

Lucky colours

Blue, gray, orange

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The other eleven animals

RatOxRabbitDragonSnakeHorseGoatMonkeyRoosterDogPig