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Snake (zodiac)

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Snake (zodiac)

The snake (蛇) is the sixth of the twelve-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. The Year of the Snake is associated with the Earthly Branch symbol 巳. Besides its use in the cycle of years, the zodiacal snake is otherwise used to also represent hours of the day. Snakes have a long and complicated place in Chinese mythology and culture.

Infobox

Chinese
蛇
Transcriptions
TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinshéWade–Gilesshê2IPA[ʂɤ̌]HakkaRomanizationsàYue: CantoneseYale RomanizationsèhJyutpingse4IPA[sɛ˩]Southern MinHokkien POJchôaOld ChineseBaxter (1992)*ljAjBaxter–Sagart (2014)*Cə.lAj
Hanyu Pinyin
shé
Wade–Giles
shê2
IPA
[sɛ˩]
Romanization
sà
Yale Romanization
sèh
Jyutping
se4
Hokkien POJ
chôa
Baxter (1992)
ljAj
Baxter–Sagart (2014)
Cə.lAj

Tables

· Years and elements
10 February 1929
10 February 1929
Start date
10 February 1929
End date
29 January 1930
Heavenly branch
Earth Snake
27 January 1941
27 January 1941
Start date
27 January 1941
End date
14 February 1942
Heavenly branch
Metal Snake
14 February 1953
14 February 1953
Start date
14 February 1953
End date
2 February 1954
Heavenly branch
Water Snake
2 February 1965
2 February 1965
Start date
2 February 1965
End date
20 January 1966
Heavenly branch
Wood Snake
18 February 1977
18 February 1977
Start date
18 February 1977
End date
6 February 1978
Heavenly branch
Fire Snake
6 February 1989
6 February 1989
Start date
6 February 1989
End date
26 January 1990
Heavenly branch
Earth Snake
24 January 2001
24 January 2001
Start date
24 January 2001
End date
11 February 2002
Heavenly branch
Metal Snake
10 February 2013
10 February 2013
Start date
10 February 2013
End date
30 January 2014
Heavenly branch
Water Snake
29 January 2025
29 January 2025
Start date
29 January 2025
End date
16 February 2026
Heavenly branch
Wood Snake
15 February 2037
15 February 2037
Start date
15 February 2037
End date
3 February 2038
Heavenly branch
Fire Snake
2 February 2049
2 February 2049
Start date
2 February 2049
End date
22 January 2050
Heavenly branch
Earth Snake
21 January 2061
21 January 2061
Start date
21 January 2061
End date
8 February 2062
Heavenly branch
Metal Snake
7 February 2073
7 February 2073
Start date
7 February 2073
End date
26 January 2074
Heavenly branch
Water Snake
26 January 2085
26 January 2085
Start date
26 January 2085
End date
13 February 2086
Heavenly branch
Wood Snake
12 February 2097
12 February 2097
Start date
12 February 2097
End date
31 January 2098
Heavenly branch
Fire Snake
Start date
End date
Heavenly branch
10 February 1929
29 January 1930
Earth Snake
27 January 1941
14 February 1942
Metal Snake
14 February 1953
2 February 1954
Water Snake
2 February 1965
20 January 1966
Wood Snake
18 February 1977
6 February 1978
Fire Snake
6 February 1989
26 January 1990
Earth Snake
24 January 2001
11 February 2002
Metal Snake
10 February 2013
30 January 2014
Water Snake
29 January 2025
16 February 2026
Wood Snake
15 February 2037
3 February 2038
Fire Snake
2 February 2049
22 January 2050
Earth Snake
21 January 2061
8 February 2062
Metal Snake
7 February 2073
26 January 2074
Water Snake
26 January 2085
13 February 2086
Wood Snake
12 February 2097
31 January 2098
Fire Snake
· Basic astrological associations
Element:
Element:
Earthly branch:
Element:
Sì
Fire
Planet:
Planet:
Earthly branch:
Planet:
Sì
Venus
Yin Yang:
Yin Yang:
Earthly branch:
Yin Yang:
Sì
Yīn
Lunar month:
Lunar month:
Earthly branch:
Lunar month:
Sì
May 7 to June 6
Lucky numbers:
Lucky numbers:
Earthly branch:
Lucky numbers:
Sì
2, 8, 9
Lucky flowers:
Lucky flowers:
Earthly branch:
Lucky flowers:
Sì
Orchid, cactus
Lucky colors:
Lucky colors:
Earthly branch:
Lucky colors:
Sì
Red, yellow, black; Avoid: white, gold, brown
Season:
Season:
Earthly branch:
Season:
Sì
Summer
Lucky/Associated Countries:
Lucky/Associated Countries:
Earthly branch:
Lucky/Associated Countries:
Sì
Spain, Saudi Arabia, Portugal, Czechia, Egypt, Nepal
Earthly branch:
Sì
Element:
Fire
Planet:
Venus
Yin Yang:
Yīn
Lunar month:
May 7 to June 6
Lucky numbers:
2, 8, 9
Lucky flowers:
Orchid, cactus
Lucky colors:
Red, yellow, black; Avoid: white, gold, brown
Season:
Summer
Lucky/Associated Countries:
Spain, Saudi Arabia, Portugal, Czechia, Egypt, Nepal

References

  1. Snake Horoscope Information Archived 2013-02-17 at archive.today Retrieved 28 August 2012.
    http://www.usbridalguide.com/special/chinesehoroscopes/Snake.htm
  2. Eberhard, sub "Snake (She)", p. 268.
  3. "Chinese Zodiac – Snake"
    https://www.yourchineseastrology.com/zodiac/snake.htm
  4. Vansu Calendar, 23 January 2023
    https://vansu.net/lich-am-duong.html
  5. China's grandmothers : gender, family, and aging from late Qing to twenty-first century
    https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/1292532755
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