The Chinese Animals provide one way of looking at your personality, with a more in-depth view provided by the Five Elements in your chart.
In the Chinese Zodiac, there are twelve Chinese Animals ~ with your Four Pillars Chinese astrology chart identifying the Chinese Animal influences for the year, month, day and hour of your birth (giving you up to four animal influences for your personality).
Here are some of the basic personality traits associated with the twelve Chinese Animals:
Rat
Self-motivated, hardworking and ambitious. Active and intelligent. Social and confident. Quick to spot potential. Loyal and devoted to family. Tends to have more acquaintances than friends, although real friends are cherished. Needs to feel understood and appreciated. Independent and self-sufficient ~ preferring to live by own rules rather than others. Can be over-ambitious.
Ox
Quiet and dependable. Reticent and undemonstrative. Loyal and dutiful (make good providers and homemakers). Sets high standards and enforces discipline. Patient. Hardworking and tenacious. Meticulous. Steady and methodical ~ sticks to routine and tradition. Can be stubborn and dogmatic, sometimes appearing intimidating and unapproachable.
Tiger
Rebellious, colourful and unpredictable. Optimistic, with a love of life.
Charismatic and captivating. Hardworking and dynamic. Adventurous and courageous.
Gives 110% to whatever catches attention. Restless and reckless ~ always in
a hurry to get things done. Moody and impulsive. Sincere, affectionate, and
generous. Good sense of humour.
Rabbit
Gracious, diplomatic and kind. Even-tempered, cultured and refined. Intelligent
and imaginative. Cautious and level-headed. Strong willed and self-assured.
Self-indulgent, tending to put own wishes first. Good at assessing people
and situations. Good at negotiating. Dislikes conflict ~ will change tack
to avoid confrontation. Difficult to read ~ beliefs are often 'flexible'.
Dragon
Dynamic, self-assured, and direct. Magnanimous and full of vitality. No-nonsense approach to getting things done. Tends to take charge. Impetuous and eager. Usually has a purpose or mission. Tends to grumble a lot, but cannot resist helping the needy. An extrovert and a nature lover. Super-positive. Never accepts defeat. Utterly genuine and sincere.
Snake
Deep thinking and enigmatic. Philosophical and intuitive. Tends to mull things over before forming an opinion. Good listener. Highly sceptical and secretive. Tends to rely on own judgment, preferring not to take advice of others. Strong-willed and uncompromising. Evasive and elusive. Possessive and demanding. Dry sense of humour. Intensely private.
Horse
Headstrong and independent. Cheerful and popular. Earthy and warm. Energetic and impulsive ~ loves to be where the action is. Hot-tempered and unpredictable. Perceptive and talkative. Forgetful and absent-minded. Loves freedom. Enjoys a challenge. Incredibly industrious and self-reliant. Needs to be kept busy. Can find it difficult to relax.
Goat
Sensitive, gentle and compliant. Mild-mannered and sincere. Generous and altruistic. Compassionate and understanding. Romantic. Craves love, attention, and approval. Worries a lot. Tends to need others to lean on. Easily overcome by emotions. Can become pessimistic and withdrawn. Self-indulgent. Homebody. Cannot take too much criticism or discipline.
Monkey
Clever, curious and competitive. Must try everything once. Prepared to work hard. Constantly striving to do better. Warm, natural and spontaneous. Realistic and objective. Flexible and innovative. Confident, with an inborn superiority complex. Can be preoccupied with self (to the point of being totally oblivious of others). Can be a little selfish.
Rooster
Proud, opinionated and imposing. Outwardly self-assured, but often inwardly insecure. Forthright and honest. Neat and precise. Extremely focused with good organisational skills. Either extremely talkative, or solemnly quiet. Shines as the centre of attention. Loves praise, but can be allergic to criticism! Loves to argue and debate. Can be a bit controversial. Can be a bit of a perfectionist.
Dog
Honest, intelligent, and straightforward. Amiable and unpretentious. Trustworthy and dutiful. Deep sense of loyalty. Strong sense of justice ~ guards the interests of both friends and the wider public. Personally guarded, forming friendships slowly. Tends to divide other people into fixed categories ~ friend or foe. Realistic and outspoken. Practical and fearless. Can be impatient.
Pig
Selfless, devoted and loving. 'Heart of gold'. Friend for life. Natural and
unassuming. Honest and patient. Kind and considerate. Thoughtful and generous.
Quiet organiser, capable of bringing people of all sides together. Good listener.
Naturally naïve. Likes to trust everyone. Tends to accept things at face
value. Unable to say 'No'. Often taken for granted.
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