What years are the Year of the Tiger?

Recent and upcoming Years of the Tiger are 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010, 2022, 2034. The next one is 2034. Because the zodiac year starts at Chinese New Year, a birthday in January or early February may fall under the previous sign.

What is the Tiger's personality like?

The Tiger is brave, magnetic, and fiercely competitive — a born leader who charges at life head-first and dares everyone else to keep up. At their best they are courageous, generous, ambitious, energetic; the flip side can be impulsive, short-tempered, reckless, restless. The Tiger is a Yang sign with a fixed element of Wood (木).

Which signs are most compatible with the Tiger?

The Tiger gets along best with the Horse, Dog, Pig. The one classic clash (六冲) is the Monkey, the sign sitting directly opposite in the cycle.

3rd sign · 虎

Year of the Tiger

虎 · hǔ

The Tiger is brave, magnetic, and fiercely competitive — a born leader who charges at life head-first and dares everyone else to keep up.

Element: Wood (木 mù)Yang

Birth years

Were you born in a Year of the Tiger?

If your birth year is below, you're a Tiger — but a January or February birthday may put you under the Ox, since the zodiac year starts at Chinese New Year.

1962197419861998201020222034

Personality

What the Tiger is like

braveconfidentcompetitivecharismatic

Strengths

courageous
generous
ambitious
energetic

Watch out for

impulsive
short-tempered
reckless
restless

Element & polarity

A Yang Wood sign

Every sign carries a fixed element from the 五行 (wǔ xíng, the five elements). The Tiger's is Wood (木 mù), which shades its character toward the qualities that element suggests.

Its polarity is Yang (阳 yáng) — the signs alternate down the cycle, and each birth year's own element layers on top, so a Tiger born in one element's year reads differently from a Tiger born in another.

Compatibility

Who the Tiger matches

Best matches come from the harmony triangle (三合) and the six-harmony friend (六合); the classic clash (六冲) is the sign directly opposite.

Best matches

Horse Dog Pig

Biggest clash

Monkey

The Monkey sits opposite the Tiger in the cycle — the pairing tradition says strikes the most sparks.

Fortune

Lucky for the Tiger

Lucky numbers

1, 3, 4

Lucky colours

blue, grey, orange

Suits careers in

leader, entrepreneur, explorer, advocate

FAQ

Tiger: common questions

What years are the Year of the Tiger?: Recent and upcoming Years of the Tiger are 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010, 2022, 2034. The next one is 2034. Because the zodiac year starts at Chinese New Year, a birthday in January or early February may fall under the previous sign.
What is the Tiger's personality like?: The Tiger is brave, magnetic, and fiercely competitive — a born leader who charges at life head-first and dares everyone else to keep up. At their best they are courageous, generous, ambitious, energetic; the flip side can be impulsive, short-tempered, reckless, restless. The Tiger is a Yang sign with a fixed element of Wood (木).
Which signs are most compatible with the Tiger?: The Tiger gets along best with the Horse, Dog, Pig. The one classic clash (六冲) is the Monkey, the sign sitting directly opposite in the cycle.