Chinese zodiac
π Tiger
Walks in like the decision's already been made.
- bold
- competitive
- generous
- impatient
Tigers commit before the room is ready, which reads as confidence right up until it reads as recklessness. Usually it's neither: they just trust the first read more than the fifth one.
Cross a Tiger and you find out fast. The temper is real, but it clears just as quickly, and holding a grudge takes more patience than most Tigers have on hand. Romantically they chase hard and openly; the harder task for a partner is keeping their attention once the chase is actually won.
At best / what to watch for
At their best: Moves first and rarely apologizes, usually because there's no need.
Watch for: Deciding faster than the situation actually allows.
Who the Tiger matches
Best natural match: Pig. Natural allies: Dog and Horse. Hardest match: Monkey.
Which years are Tiger years?
1938 Β· 1950 Β· 1962 Β· 1974 Β· 1986 Β· 1998 Β· 2010 Β· 2022
Born in January or February? You may belong to the year before, because the animal changes at Lunar New Year, not January 1.
Not sure if youβre actually the Tiger?
The Chinese zodiac year turns over on the lunar new year, not January 1. If you were born in late January or February, the year printed on most sites can be wrong.
Check my exact animal (free)The other eleven
Same birthday, different system: your Western star sign.
The other chart
Why two Tigers can be so different
The zodiac animal uses one fact about your birth: the year. Saju, the Korean birth chart, uses the year, month, day and hour, weighed as five elements. That is why two Tigers born twelve years apart can come out very differently.
See my Saju chart (free)