生肖 (Pinyin: shēngxiào), “Chinese zodiac”, is a classification scheme that assigns an animal and its attributes to each year in a repeating twelve-year cycle. Of twelve animals, there are nine mammals, one bird (the Rooster), one reptile (the Snake), and one mythical creature (the Dragon, which probably also has to be classified as a reptile). Each zodiac animal has an associated Earthly Branch.
| Animal | Animal sign | Earthly Branch | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | Rat | 
鼠 | shǔ | 
子 | zǐ |
| II | Ox | 
牛 | niú | 
丑 | chǒu |
| III | Tiger | 
虎 | hǔ | 
寅 | yín |
| IV | Rabbit | 
兔 | tù | 
卯 | mǎo |
| V | Dragon | 
龙 | lóng | 
辰 | chén |
| VI | Snake | 
蛇 | shé | 
巳 | sì |
| VII | Horse | 
马 | mǎ | 
午 | wǔ |
| VIII | Goat | 
羊 | yáng | 
未 | wèi |
| IX | Monkey | 
猴 | hóu | 
申 | shēn |
| X | Rooster | 
鸡 | jī | 
酉 | yǒu |
| XI | Dog | 
狗 | gǒu | 
戌 | xū |
| XII | Pig | 
猪 | zhū | 
亥 | hài |
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