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Rat
Rat

Ox
Ox

Tiger
Tiger

Rabbit
Rabbit

Dragon
Dragon

Snake
Snake

Predicting the future by observing the stars and planets was an ancient art long before Europeans discovered/invented the mathematics necessary to make these same predictions. However, the yearly Animal signs bear the same relationship to Chinese Astrology as Sun Signs have to Western Astrology - a cursory overview, and over simplification. As with Western Sun Signs, the twelve Animals of the Chinese zodiac do represent archetypes useful to writers.

Find Your (or Your Character's) Animal Sign

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Horse
Horse

Sheep
Sheep

Monkey
Monkey

Rooster
Rooster

Dog
Dog

Boar
Boar