Chinese Zodiac - Rabbit (Hare)

Rabbit (Hare) represents longevity, discretion and good luck. It has the fourth position in the Chinese Zodiac. People born under the sign of the Rabbit are kind-hearted, friendly, intelligent, cautious, skillful, gentle, quick and live long. They dislike fighting and like to find solutions through compromise and negotiation. On the negative side, Rabbit people have the potential to be superficial, stubborn, melancholy and overly-discreet.

Basic Astrology Elements
Earthly Branch of Birth Year: Mao
The Five Elements: Wood (Mu)
Yin Yang: Yin ([Chinese philosophy] negative/passive/female principle in nature)
Lucky Numbers: 3, 4, 9; Avoid: 1, 7, 8
Lucky Flowers: snapdragon, flower of fragrant plantainlily, nerve plant
Lucky Colors: red, pink, purple, blue; Avoid: dark brown, dark yellow, white

Start Date	End Date	Associated Element	Heavenly Branch
02/02/1927	01/22/1928	Yin Fire	Ding Mao
02/19/1939	02/08/1940	Yin Earth	Ji Mao
02/06/1951	01/26/1952	Yin Metal	Xin Mao
01/25/1963	02/12/1964	Yin Water	Gui Mao
02/11/1975	01/30/1976	Yin Wood	Yi Mao
01/29/1987	02/16/1988	Yin Fire	Ding Mao
02/16/1999	02/04/2000	Yin Earth	Ji Mao
02/03/2011	01/22/2012	Yin Metal	Xin Mao
01/22/2023	02/09/2024	Yin Water	Gui Mao

The rabbit is a kind of docile animals. They are silent and lovely with no fighting force. They like to lie down silently at most of the time which looks lazy and weak. While, once running, they act very swiftly. It is the same as the people under the sign of the rabbit. When silent, they appear to be very quiet; when move, they are very vigorous and active. Once there are disagreements, they would not attack or offend others but doing their affairs peacefully. Not like the tiger people, there will no big ups and downs for the fate of the people born in the year of the rabbit. Their fortune can reach the summit during the middle ages and go down smoothly later.
 
The men under the sign of the rabbit are most family-type. They are fond of trimming the garden, interior decoration and much other housework. As they are usually quiet, the weak, steady and elegant women fit them perfectly. Too extroverted women will be hard to live with them harmoniously.

The women under the sign of the rabbit are usually perceptual, considerate and thoughtful. They have a keen sense of color and pay great attention to the emotion and atmosphere. So, they can be good secretaries, dinner hostesses and reception staffs. Please click for more about Rabbit Personality Traits.

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

Click the following links to get personalities and destiny for the five types of Rabbits.
→ Wood Rabbit: 1975 (Feb. 11, 1975 - Jan. 30, 1976)
→ Water Rabbit: 1963 (Jan. 25, 1963 - Feb. 12, 1964)
→ Metal Rabbit: 1951 (Feb. 06, 1951 - Jan. 26, 1952) and 2011 (Feb. 03, 2011 - Jan. 22, 2012)
→ Earth Rabbit: 1939 (Feb. 19, 1939 - Feb. 08, 1940) or 1999 (Feb. 16, 1999 - Feb. 04, 2000)
→ Fire Rabbit: 1927 (Feb. 02, 1927 - Jan. 22, 1928) or 1987 (Jan. 29, 1987 - Feb. 16, 1988)

 

Best Match: Sheep, Dog, Pig
Worst Match: Rat, Ox, Horse, Rooster, Dragon
→ Please click for more about Rabbit Compatibility.

 

Find your compatible zodiac signs according to your month.

Birth Month of the Rabbit	Personality of the Rabbit	Girl's Match	Boy's Match
Jan.	free and easy	Snake	Sheep
Feb.	varied and graceful	Dragon	Dragon
Mar.	without stability and a willingness	Pig	Monkey
Apr.	having a strong work ability	Ox	Dog
May.	simple-minded	Rooster	Monkey
Jun.	realistic	Rooster	Sheep
Jul.	rational and steady-going	Rat	Tiger
Aug.	never giving up	Rat	Ox
Sep.	having dual character	Snake	Tiger
Oct.	emotional	Dog	Rabbit
Nov.	honest and introversive	Snake	Dog
Dec.	lacking of dependence	Tiger	Rooster

► Rabbit Yearly Horoscope

2017 Yearly Horoscope Predictions

Rabbit'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 Rabbit sign born in different time periods will have different characters and fate. Those who were born and will be born between 05:00-07:00 and 11:00-13:00 are the most auspicious.

Best Birth Dates
The Rabbit people born in the 1st, 10th, 17th, 22nd, 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th or the 30th day in Chinese lunar calendar are usually blessed with good luck and fortune during the whole life.

Best Birth Months
Best birth months for the Rabbits include February, March, April, May and August. They are endowed with good luck in many aspects.
February: The Rabbits born during February could get both fame and wealth during their life. They are clever and good at learning from experience. They usually could live comfortable and happily.
March: No matter women or men, the Rabbits born in March are both blessed. They are smart, lively, open-minded and courageous in character. The life for them is promising and career is brilliant. Also, they usually have great power and influence in society.
April: Fortune and chances favor the Rabbits born in April. They are mild, elegant, learned and capable. All their life will be happy, auspicious, smooth and glorious.
May: The Rabbits with the birth month of May are business-minded enough to manage their career well. In personality, they are literate, respectful and honest. The whole life for them will be safe, prosperous and lucky. 
August: Riches, honor and splendor favor the Rabbit born in August. They are kind, virtuous and popular in character. Besides, their descendants could win credit for them. Therefore, they live happily for life. 

Note: The months here refer to the Chinese lunar month. Please use the Gregorian-Chinese Calendar Converter tool on Chinese calendar page to find the Chinese lunar month.

Have a keen sense of art, the Rabbit people are suitable to literature, fine arts, architecture, music and art related works. In these fields, they could present their talents and get great achievements. Also, those works that need carefulness and observation such as business consultants, translators and house maids are good choices. In addition, those occupations that need interpersonal relationships such as a public relations official are fit for the Rabbits. What they should avoid are those emphasizing the relationship of interests and manual works, e.g. political and business circles. 

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