Dog (zodiac)

Dog
"Dog" in regular Chinese characters
Chinese	狗
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin gǒu Wade–Giles kou3 IPA [kòu] Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization gáu IPA [kɐ̌u] Jyutping gau2 Southern Min Hokkien POJ káu Old Chinese Baxter–Sagart (2014) *Cə.kˤroʔ

The Dog (狗) is the eleventh of the 12-year cycle of animals that appear in the Chinese zodiac in relation to the Chinese calendar. The Year of the Dog is associated with the symbol of the Earth Branch 戌

Year and the Five Elements

People born within these dates can be said to be born in the "Year of the Dog", while carrying the following elemental sign.

Start date	End date	Heavenly branch
10 February 1910	29 January 1911	Metal Dog
28 January 1922	15 February 1923	Water Dog
14 February 1934	3 February 1935	Wood Dog
2 February 1946	21 January 1947	Fire Dog
18 February 1958	7 February 1959	Earth Dog
6 February 1970	26 January 1971	Metal Dog
25 January 1982	12 February 1983	Water Dog
10 February 1994	30 January 1995	Wood Dog
29 January 2006	17 February 2007	Fire Dog
16 February 2018	4 February 2019	Earth Dog
3 February 2030	22 January 2031	Metal Dog
22 January 2042	9 February 2043	Water Dog
8 February 2054	27 January 2055	Wood Dog
26 January 2066	13 February 2067	Fire Dog
12 February 2078	1 February 2079	Earth Dog
30 January 2090	17 February 2091	Metal Dog
17 February 2102	6 February 2103	Water Dog

Chinese Zodiac Snake Compatibility Grid

Sign	Best match	Average Match	No match
Dog	Horse, Tiger and Rabbit	Pig, Rat, Snake, Goat, Monkey, Rooster	Dragon or Ox

Falling Stars and difficulties

Most fortunate	Good luck	Luck standard	No luck
Tiger, Snake, Pig, Rabbit	Dog, Horse, Ox, Chicken	Goat, Monkey	Dragon, Rat

Basic element of astrology

Earthly Branches:	戌 Xu
The Five Elements:	Earth
Yin Yang:	Yang
Lunar Month:	Ninth
Lucky number:	3, 4, 9; Avoid: 1, 6, 7
Lucky flower:	rose, oncidium, cymbidium, orchid
Lucky color:	green, red, purple; Avoid: blue, white, gold
Season:	Autumn