Chinese zodiac · 兔 · 卯 Mao
The Rabbit
Gentle, Elegant, Kind, Diplomatic: the Rabbit is the 4th sign of the Chinese zodiac.
About the Rabbit
- Fixed element
- Wood
- Yin or yang
- Yin
- Hours
- 05:00–07:00
- Month
- March
- Direction
- East
- Lucky colours
- Red, pink, purple, blue
- Flowers
- Plantain lily, jasmine
Good and bad traits
Good traits
- Gentle
- Elegant
- Kind
- Diplomatic
- Artistic
- Responsible
Bad traits
- Timid
- Aloof
- Overcautious
- Escapist
- Moody
Years of the Rabbit
1927 (Fire) · 1939 (Earth) · 1951 (Metal) · 1963 (Water) · 1975 (Wood) · 1987 (Fire) · 1999 (Earth) · 2011 (Metal) · 2023 (Water)
A Chinese year starts at the lunar new year, between 21 January and 20 February, so people born early in a calendar year belong to the year before.
Rabbit compatibility
- Rabbit and GoatNatural match · Trine (San He)
- Rabbit and DogNatural match · Six harmonies (Liu He)
- Rabbit and PigNatural match · Trine (San He)
- Rabbit and OxWorkable · Neutral
- Rabbit and TigerWorkable · Neutral
- Rabbit and RabbitWorkable · Same sign
- Rabbit and SnakeWorkable · Neutral
- Rabbit and HorseWorkable · Neutral
- Rabbit and MonkeyWorkable · Neutral
- Rabbit and RatChallenging · Punishment (Xing)
- Rabbit and DragonChallenging · Harm (Liu Hai)
- Rabbit and RoosterCombustible · Clash (Liu Chong)
Famous people born in a Rabbit year
Prophet MuhammadHoly & Divine Religious Leader and Teacher20 April 571 – 6321TaurusAlbert EinsteinGerman-born theoretical physicist14 March 1879 – 195533masterPiscesJoan of ArcFrench heroine and saint (traditional birthday: Epiphany 1412)6 January 1412 – 14316CapricornMartin LutherGerman priest and theologian10 November 1483 – 15461ScorpioMarie CuriePolish-born French physicist and chemist7 November 1867 – 19344ScorpioLionel MessiArgentine association football player24 June 19871CancerRaphaelItalian painter and architect28 March 1483 – 152011masterAriesGabriel García MárquezColombian writer and Nobel laureate6 March 1927 – 20141PiscesJ. R. R. TolkienEnglish writer and philologist3 January 1892 – 19736CapricornAlbrecht DürerGerman painter, printmaker, mathematician, and theorist21 May 1471 – 15283GeminiFrank Lloyd WrightAmerican architect8 June 1867 – 19599GeminiRafael CorreaPresident of Ecuador (2007 - 2017) y Prófugo de la Justicia6 April 196311masterAries
Questions and answers
What years are the Year of the Rabbit?
1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, 2023
Who is the Rabbit compatible with?
Goat, Dog, Pig