Chinese Zodiac - Pig (Boar)

Occupying the last position in 12 Chinese Zodiac animals, Pig is mild and a lucky animal representing carefree fun, good fortune and wealth. Personality traits of the people born under the sign of the Pig are happy, easygoing, honest, trusting, educated, sincere and brave. The possible dark sides the Pig people are stubbornness, naive, over-reliant, self-indulgent, easy to anger and materialistic. They are sometimes regarded as being lazy.

Basic Astrology Elements
Earthly Branch of Birth Year: Hai
The Five Elements: Water (Shui )
Yin Yang: Yin ([Chinese philosophy] negative/passive/female principle in nature)
Lucky Numbers: 2, 5, 8; Avoid 1, 3, 9
Lucky Flowers: hydrangea, pitcher plant, marguerite
Lucky Colors: yellow, grey, brown, golden; Avoid: red, blue, green

Start Date	End Date	Associated Element	Heavenly Branch
02/04/1935	01/23/1936	Yin Wood	Yi Hai
01/22/1947	02/09/1948	Yin Fire	Ding Hai
02/08/1959	01/27/1960	Yin Earth	Ji Hai
01/27/1971	02/24/1972	Yin Metal	Xin Hai
02/13/1983	02/01/1984	Yin Water	Gui Hai
01/31/1995	02/18/1996	Yin Wood	Yi Hai
02/18/2007	02/06/2008	Yin Fire	Ding Hai
02/05/2019	01/24/2020	Yin Earth	Ji Hai
01/23/2031	02/10/2032	Yin Metal	Xin Hai

The pig, closely related to us is thought to be clumsy, lazy and smelly. While, scientific research shows that they are clever and pretty clean. There are wild boars living in mountain forests that are thought to be ferocious. It is said that when a group of boars walk together, the leader will erect his tail to show him as the leader. It is the same as the people born in the year of the Pig. If they are supervisors in an organization, they always remember to show themselves as the leader and sometimes may act arbitrarily.
 
Warm-hearted, honest and tolerant to others, the people under the Pig sign are always full of friends as they are faithful to them and set a high value on friendship. Whenever a friend is in need, they will help without hesitation. Also, they dislike quarreling and are magnanimous to let bygones be bygones. So, they usually can get along very well with others. Although thought to be materialists, they are not stingy and would like to share what they have with others.
 
In career, once meeting frustration, the Pig people is easy to lose confidence, care too much about other’s sneers, and thus look down on themselves. Therefore, try to calm down and communicate with colleagues are important at that time. On the other hand, they are diligent and always spare no effort to finish the duties. So, good luck often favors them. They are also patient in their jobs which make them good teachers.
 
Their shortcomings are too kind-hearted to easily believe in others, lack of responsibility, near-sighted and only paying attention to the present. Also, they are not good at money management. Please click for more about Pig Personality Traits.

The Pig people of different elements also have different personalities and fortune:

Click the following links to get personalities and horoscope for the five types of Pig.
→ Water Pig: 1983 (Feb. 13, 1983 - Feb. 01, 1984)
→ Metal Pig: 1971 (Jan. 27, 1971 - Feb. 24, 1972)
→ Earth Pig: 1959 (Feb. 08, 1959 - Jan. 27, 1960) and 2019 (Feb. 05, 2019 - Jan. 24, 2020)
→ Fire Pig: 1947 (Jan. 22, 1947 - Feb. 09, 1948) and 2007 (Feb.18, 2007 - Feb. 06, 2008)
→ Wood Pig: 1935 (Feb. 04, 1935 - Jan. 23, 1936) and 1995 (Jan. 31, 1995 - Feb. 18, 1996)

 

Best Match: Sheep, Rabbit, Tiger
Worst Match: Snake, Monkey, Pig
→ Please click for more about Pig Compatibility.

 

Find your compatible zodiac signs according to your month:

Birth Month of the Pig	Personality of the Pig	Girl's Match	Boy's Match
Jan.	straightforward	Rabbit	Snake
Feb.	over economical	Tiger	Rabbit
Mar.	emotional	Dragon	Tiger
Apr.	motivated	Tiger	Snake
May.	independent	Ox	Horse
Jun.	sentimental	Monkey	Snake
Jul.	indolent	Horse	Sheep
Aug.	be in high spirits	Tiger	Sheep
Sep.	be over concerned with things	Rat	Sheep
Oct.	optimistic and open minded	Tiger	Sheep
Nov.	unclubbable	Horse	Monkey
Dec.	decisive	Tiger	Sheep

► Pig Yearly Horoscope

2017 Yearly Horoscope Predictions

Pig's Fate by Birth Time
The birth time of people plays a very important role in terms of whether the destiny is auspicious or not. People under the Pig sign born in different time periods will have different characters and fate. Those who were born and will be born between 05:00AM - 07:00AM, 07:00AM - 09:00AM, 03:00PM - 05:00PM and 07:00PM - 09:00PM are most auspicious.

Best Birth Dates
The Pig people born in the 4th, 6th, 7th, 11th, 17th, 24th, 29th or the 30th day are usually blessed with good luck and fortune during the whole life.

Best Birth Months
If you were born in January, February, April, September or November, you are lucky guys. Following are personalities and horoscope for Pigs born during these months.
January: The Pig People born in January are of great leaning and ability. Good fortune favors them for their whole life. Also, they are blessed with a long life, good health and happiness.
February: The Pigs with the birth month of February are very talented, kind and full of vigor. They are lucky to get help from the elders and assistance from benefactors. They could be very dignified and healthy during the life.
April: With the birth month of April, they are clever, talented, frank and honest in nature. Also, they usually are fast thinkers and eloquent. In their life, they could live comfortably, happily and gloriously.    
September: Having ample food and clothing, the Pigs born during this month are free from toil and worry. They could enjoy a leisurely life like a fairy. However, they should do more exercise to ensure a good health.
November: The Pigs born in November are smart, easy-going and also have good features. They could get respected from other by their honesty and sincerity. No matter in family or career, they are usually free of worries and pains. The whole life for them will be safe and happy.

Note: The dates and months above are based on the Chinese lunar calendar. Please use the Gregorian-Chinese Calendar Converter tool on Chinese calendar page to find the corresponding day and month in western calendar.

The Pig people are gentle and warm-hearted. Therefore, they are fit to engage in social charity and welfare programs. Also, the magnanimous and tolerant Pigs can be excellent teachers. What the Pigs should avoid is financial related works as they are easy to be cheated in nature. Other suitable jobs for the Pig include scientists, writers, art creators, engineers, technologists, and health care providers.

When selecting a Chinese name for the people born in the year of Pig, there are some dos and don’ts you need to know which are based on the characters of the Pig, zodiac compatibility and Chinese five element theories. Let's take a look at what are good and auspicious names for the male and female Pigs.
→ Auspicious Chinese Names for Pig Year People