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type: Index
title: "The Twelve Zodiac Animals (十二生肖)"
description: "Index of the twelve Chinese zodiac animals, with branches and elements."
resource: https://localpapa.com/tools/zodiac.html
tags: [zodiac, chinese-zodiac, animals]
timestamp: 2026-06-21T00:00:00Z
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# The Twelve Zodiac Animals · 十二生肖

The Chinese zodiac assigns one of twelve animals to a birth **year** (by the lunar calendar), each tied to an earthly branch and a fixed element. The tool at <https://localpapa.com/tools/zodiac.html> finds yours from a date and checks marriage compatibility (合婚).

| Animal | Branch | Element | Best matches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [鼠🐀 (Rat)](./rat.md) | 子 | 水 | 牛、龍、猴 |
| [牛🐂 (Ox)](./ox.md) | 丑 | 土 | 鼠、蛇、雞 |
| [虎🐅 (Tiger)](./tiger.md) | 寅 | 木 | 馬、狗、豬 |
| [兔🐇 (Rabbit)](./rabbit.md) | 卯 | 木 | 羊、狗、豬 |
| [龍🐉 (Dragon)](./dragon.md) | 辰 | 土 | 鼠、猴、雞 |
| [蛇🐍 (Snake)](./snake.md) | 巳 | 火 | 牛、猴、雞 |
| [馬🐎 (Horse)](./horse.md) | 午 | 火 | 虎、羊、狗 |
| [羊🐐 (Goat)](./goat.md) | 未 | 土 | 兔、馬、豬 |
| [猴🐒 (Monkey)](./monkey.md) | 申 | 金 | 鼠、龍、蛇 |
| [雞🐓 (Rooster)](./rooster.md) | 酉 | 金 | 牛、龍、蛇 |
| [狗🐕 (Dog)](./dog.md) | 戌 | 土 | 虎、兔、馬 |
| [豬🐖 (Pig)](./pig.md) | 亥 | 水 | 虎、兔、羊 |

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*[Compatibility](../compatibility.md) · [Chinese zodiac knowledge base](../index.md)*