属鼠 · 子
Born in the year of the Rat? Here are the Rat years, each counted from the Start of Spring (立春), and how the Rat's branch, Zi (子), combines and clashes with the other eleven signs.
What these words mean
- BaZi (八字): Chinese "four pillars" astrology. The moment you were born is written as four pillars, for the year, the month, the day and the hour.
- Pillar: a pair of symbols: a stem written on top and a branch below it. Your year pillar is the pair for your year of birth, and your day pillar the pair for your day of birth. Four pillars make eight symbols, which is what BaZi means: "eight characters".
- Branch (地支, Earthly Branch): the bottom symbol of a pillar. There are twelve, each with an animal sign. The branch of your year pillar is your zodiac animal.
- Hidden stems (藏干): every branch holds one to three stems inside it. The strongest is called its principal qi (本气). The others are its middle qi and residual qi.
- The Start of Spring (立春): the solar term, around February 4, when the BaZi year begins. The solar terms are 24 fixed points in the sun's yearly path.
- Six combination (六合): two branches that pair up and pull together, a close bond.
- Three-way combination (三合): three branches, four places apart on the circle of twelve, that work together toward one element.
- Clash (冲): two branches directly opposite each other, pulling in opposite directions. It brings movement and upheaval.
- Harm (害): two branches that hurt each other quietly, through misunderstandings more than open conflict.
- Punishment (刑): branches that wear on each other, bringing friction and disputes.
- Break (破): two branches that damage each other on a small scale.
子 · 属鼠
五行 水 · Water藏干 癸 · hidden stems GuiRat
属鼠的年份 Years of the Rat
以立春为界：年初立春之前出生的人属上一个生肖。点进任一年份，可看该年立春交节的准确时刻。Each year starts at the Start of Spring, not on January 1 or at Chinese New Year. If you were born early in the year, before the Start of Spring, you belong to the previous sign. Open any year for the exact moment.
我到底属什么？ Which sign am I, really?
两种换年法 Two ways to start the year
民俗生肖多以春节换，命理年柱以立春换。两者通常相差几天到两三个星期，生在这段日子里的人，家里说的属相和命盘上的会不一样。
与属鼠有关的每一年：
Years when the family's count and the chart's count can disagree about the Rat:
| 年份 Year | 两种换年法之间出生 Born between the two dates |
|---|---|
| 1936 | 1936年1月24日（春节）至2月5日 07:29（立春）之前出生：民俗多说属鼠，命理仍属猪。 Born between Chinese New Year (January 24, 1936) and the Start of Spring (07:29 on February 5, 1936): most families already call you the Rat, but your chart still makes you the Pig. |
| 1937 | 1937年2月4日 13:26（立春）至2月10日出生：命理属牛，民俗仍多说属鼠。 Born between the Start of Spring (13:26 on February 4, 1937) and February 10, 1937, the day before Chinese New Year: your chart makes you the Ox, but most families still call you the Rat. |
| 1948 | 1948年2月5日 05:42（立春）至2月9日出生：命理属鼠，民俗仍多说属猪。 Born between the Start of Spring (05:42 on February 5, 1948) and February 9, 1948, the day before Chinese New Year: your chart makes you the Rat, but most families still call you the Pig. |
| 1949 | 1949年1月29日（春节）至2月4日 11:23（立春）之前出生：民俗多说属牛，命理仍属鼠。 Born between Chinese New Year (January 29, 1949) and the Start of Spring (11:23 on February 4, 1949): most families already call you the Ox, but your chart still makes you the Rat. |
| 1960 | 1960年1月28日（春节）至2月5日 03:23（立春）之前出生：民俗多说属鼠，命理仍属猪。 Born between Chinese New Year (January 28, 1960) and the Start of Spring (03:23 on February 5, 1960): most families already call you the Rat, but your chart still makes you the Pig. |
| 1961 | 1961年2月4日 09:23（立春）至2月14日出生：命理属牛，民俗仍多说属鼠。 Born between the Start of Spring (09:23 on February 4, 1961) and February 14, 1961, the day before Chinese New Year: your chart makes you the Ox, but most families still call you the Rat. |
| 1972 | 1972年2月5日 01:20（立春）至2月14日出生：命理属鼠，民俗仍多说属猪。 Born between the Start of Spring (01:20 on February 5, 1972) and February 14, 1972, the day before Chinese New Year: your chart makes you the Rat, but most families still call you the Pig. |
| 1973 | 1973年2月3日（春节）至2月4日 07:04（立春）之前出生：民俗多说属牛，命理仍属鼠。 Born between Chinese New Year (February 3, 1973) and the Start of Spring (07:04 on February 4, 1973): most families already call you the Ox, but your chart still makes you the Rat. |
| 1984 | 1984年2月2日（春节）至2月4日 23:19（立春）之前出生：民俗多说属鼠，命理仍属猪。 Born between Chinese New Year (February 2, 1984) and the Start of Spring (23:19 on February 4, 1984): most families already call you the Rat, but your chart still makes you the Pig. |
| 1985 | 1985年2月4日 05:12（立春）至2月19日出生：命理属牛，民俗仍多说属鼠。 Born between the Start of Spring (05:12 on February 4, 1985) and February 19, 1985, the day before Chinese New Year: your chart makes you the Ox, but most families still call you the Rat. |
| 1996 | 1996年2月4日 21:08（立春）至2月18日出生：命理属鼠，民俗仍多说属猪。 Born between the Start of Spring (21:08 on February 4, 1996) and February 18, 1996, the day before Chinese New Year: your chart makes you the Rat, but most families still call you the Pig. |
| 1997 | 1997年2月4日 03:02（立春）至2月6日出生：命理属牛，民俗仍多说属鼠。 Born between the Start of Spring (03:02 on February 4, 1997) and February 6, 1997, the day before Chinese New Year: your chart makes you the Ox, but most families still call you the Rat. |
| 2008 | 2008年2月4日 19:00（立春）至2月6日出生：命理属鼠，民俗仍多说属猪。 Born between the Start of Spring (19:00 on February 4, 2008) and February 6, 2008, the day before Chinese New Year: your chart makes you the Rat, but most families still call you the Pig. |
| 2009 | 2009年1月26日（春节）至2月4日 00:50（立春）之前出生：民俗多说属牛，命理仍属鼠。 Born between Chinese New Year (January 26, 2009) and the Start of Spring (00:50 on February 4, 2009): most families already call you the Ox, but your chart still makes you the Rat. |
| 2020 | 2020年1月25日（春节）至2月4日 17:03（立春）之前出生：民俗多说属鼠，命理仍属猪。 Born between Chinese New Year (January 25, 2020) and the Start of Spring (17:03 on February 4, 2020): most families already call you the Rat, but your chart still makes you the Pig. |
| 2021 | 2021年2月3日 22:59（立春）至2月11日出生：命理属牛，民俗仍多说属鼠。 Born between the Start of Spring (22:59 on February 3, 2021) and February 11, 2021, the day before Chinese New Year: your chart makes you the Ox, but most families still call you the Rat. |
两种说法都有人用，不是谁对谁错：家里人说属相多按春节，算八字一律按立春。本站排盘以立春为准。
Most families change the animal sign at Chinese New Year. A BaZi chart changes the year pillar at the Start of Spring (立春), the solar term that falls around February 4. The two dates are a few days to about three weeks apart, so someone born between them is one animal to the family and another on the chart. Both ways are in use, and neither is wrong: families mostly go by Chinese New Year, and BaZi always goes by the Start of Spring. This site casts every chart from the Start of Spring.
与其他生肖的关系 Relationships
| 关系 Relation | 生肖 Signs | 说明 What it means |
|---|---|---|
| 六合 Six combination | 属牛（丑） Ox (Chou) | 子丑合化土：天然亲和 The Rat and the Ox combine, and together they are said to produce Earth. The two are naturally close. |
| 三合 Three-way combination | 属猴（申）、属龙（辰） Monkey (Shen), Dragon (Chen) | 申子辰三合水局 The Monkey, the Rat and the Dragon form a three-way Water combination. |
| 六冲 Clash | 属马（午） Horse (Wu) | 子午相冲：动荡，需要让步 The Rat and the Horse clash. Things between them stay unsettled, and one side has to give way. |
| 六害 Harm | 属羊（未） Goat (Wei) | 子未相害：易生误会 The Rat and the Goat harm each other, so misunderstandings come easily. |
| 相刑 Punishment | 属兔（卯） Rabbit (Mao) | 子卯相刑（无礼之刑）：磨损与是非 The Rat and the Rabbit punish each other, a pattern called the Rude punishment, where closeness makes people careless with their words. It brings friction and disputes. |
| 相破 Break | 属鸡（酉） Rooster (You) | 子酉相破：计划易被小事打乱 The Rat and the Rooster break each other, so plans are easily upset by small things. |
属鼠的流年运程 The Rat year by year
与每个生肖的配对 Pair with any sign
鼠×鼠
Rat × Rat鼠×牛
Rat × Ox鼠×虎
Rat × Tiger鼠×兔
Rat × Rabbit鼠×龙
Rat × Dragon鼠×蛇
Rat × Snake鼠×马
Rat × Horse鼠×羊
Rat × Goat鼠×猴
Rat × Monkey鼠×鸡
Rat × Rooster鼠×狗
Rat × Dog鼠×猪
Rat × Pig
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Rat × Rat鼠×牛
Rat × Ox鼠×虎
Rat × Tiger鼠×兔
Rat × Rabbit鼠×龙
Rat × Dragon鼠×蛇
Rat × Snake鼠×马
Rat × Horse鼠×羊
Rat × Goat鼠×猴
Rat × Monkey鼠×鸡
Rat × Rooster鼠×狗
Rat × Dog鼠×猪
Rat × Pig
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