12 Zodiac Animals and 28 Mansion Animals Explained

The Chinese Zodiac (生肖) is a traditional classification system based on a 12-year cycle, with each year associated with one of 12 animals. It is used to represent years in the luni-solar calendar and is deeply rooted in Chinese culture.

TWELVE BRANCHES & TWENTY-EIGHT MANSIONS Correspondence with ANIMALS

Hong Kong Observatory The 12 Year Animal Cycle

MANSION	ANIMAL	EARTHLY-BRANCH
^M00角_HORN	蛟_JIAO-LONG _wiki
^M01亢_NECK	龙_DRAGON _wiki	^B4辰_E30S
^M02氐_ROOT	貉_RACCOON-DOG _wiki
^M03房_ROOM	兔_RABBIT _wiki	^B3卯_EAST
^M04心_HEART	狐_FOX _wiki
^M05尾_TAIL	虎_TIGER _wiki	^B2寅_E30N
^M06箕_{WINNOWING-BASKET}	豹_LEOPARD _wiki
^M07斗_DIPPER	獬_XIE-ZHI _wiki
^M08牛_OX	牛_OX _wiki	^B1丑_N30E
^M09女_GIRL	蝠_BAT _wiki
^M10虚_EMPTINESS	鼠_MOUSE _wiki	^B0子_NORTH
^M11危_ROOFTOP	燕_SWALLOW _wiki
^M12室_ENCAMPMENT	猪_PIG _wiki	^BB亥_N30W
^M13壁_WALL	㺄_YU _wiki
^M14奎_LEGS	狼_WOLF _wiki
^M15娄_BOND	狗_DOG _wiki	^BA戌_W30N
^M16胃_STOMACH	雉_PHASIANIDAE _wiki
^M17昴_HAIRY-HEAD	鸡_ROOSTER _wiki	^B9酉_WEST
^M18毕_NET	乌_CORVUS _wiki
^M19觜_TURTLE-BEAK	猴_MONKEY _wiki	^B8申_W30S
^M20参_THREE-STARS	猿_APE _wiki
^M21井_WELL	犴_BIAN _wiki
^M22鬼_GHOSTS	羊_GOAT _wiki	^B7未_S30W
^M23柳_WILLOW	獐_WATER-DEER _wiki
^M24星_STAR	马_HORSE _wiki	^B6午_SOUTH
^M25张_EXTENDED-NET	鹿_DEER _wiki
^M26翼_WINGS	蛇_SNAKE _wiki	^B5巳_S30E
^M27轸_CHARIOT	蚓_EARTHWORM _wiki

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