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See also: Chinese Zodiac / Animal Years
Rat / Mouse
Year of the Rat / Zodiac Sign
鼠 is the character for rat (and sometimes mouse) in Chinese, old Korean, and Japanese.
If you were born in the year of the Rat, you . . .
Are sensitive and smart.
Easily adapting to new environments.
Have a curious nature.
Are good at using the opportunities that are presented to you.
In some contexts, this character could mean “mouse.”
See also our Chinese Zodiac page.
Wood Rat
The Year of the Wood Rat
木鼠 is Wood Rat in Chinese.
In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1864, 1924, 1984, and 2044.
In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 甲子.
See Also: Rat
Fire Rat
The Year of the Fire Rat
火鼠 is Fire Rat in Chinese.
In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1876, 1936, 1996, and 2056.
In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 丙子.
See Also: Rat
Earth Rat
The Year of the Earth Rat
土鼠 is Earth Rat in Chinese.
In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1888, 1948, 2008, and 2068.
In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 戊子.
See Also: Rat
Golden/Metal Rat
The Year of the Golden/Metal Rat
金鼠 is Golden/Metal Rat in Chinese.
In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1900, 1960, 2020, and 2080.
In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 庚子.
See Also: Rat
Water Rat
The Year of the Water Rat
水鼠 is Water Rat in Chinese.
In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1912, 1972, 2032, and 2092.
In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 壬子.
See Also: Rat
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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your year of the rat search...
| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
子年 see styles |
nedoshi; nezumidoshi ねどし; ねずみどし |
year of the rat |
子鼠 see styles |
zǐ shǔ zi3 shu3 tzu shu |
Year 1, year of the Rat (e.g. 2008) |
鼠年 see styles |
shǔ nián shu3 nian2 shu nien |
Year of the Rat (e.g. 2008) |
子の年 see styles |
nezuminotoshi; nenotoshi ねずみのとし; ねのとし |
(exp,n) (See 子年) year of the Rat |
Variations: |
nezumidoshi(nezumi年, 子年); nedoshi(子年); nezumidoshi(nezumi年) ねずみどし(ねずみ年, 子年); ねどし(子年); ネズミどし(ネズミ年) |
year of the Rat |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Rat Mouse | 鼠 | nezumi | shǔ / shu3 / shu | |
| Wood Rat | 木鼠 | mù shǔ / mu4 shu3 / mu shu / mushu | ||
| Fire Rat | 火鼠 | huǒ shǔ / huo3 shu3 / huo shu / huoshu | ||
| Earth Rat | 土鼠 | tǔ shǔ / tu3 shu3 / tu shu / tushu | t`u shu / tushu / tu shu | |
| Golden/Metal Rat | 金鼠 | jīn shǔ / jin1 shu3 / jin shu / jinshu | chin shu / chinshu | |
| Water Rat | 水鼠 | shuǐ shǔ / shui3 shu3 / shui shu / shuishu | ||
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