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Rat (shu) Chinese Zodiac Sign of the Rat
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Your Fortune Cookie
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Chinese Sign of the "Rat"
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Season and principle month : Winter - December
Corresponds to the Western sign : Sagittarius
Fixed element : Water
Yin/Yang : Yang
Ruler of the hours: 11pm to 1am
Direction: North
Positive Traits
Charismatic, Sociable, Intelligent, Affable, Quick-Witted, Popular
Negative Traits
Exploitive, Calculative, Secretive, Greedy, Acquisitive, Devious |
The following occupations best suit the Rat personality.
WRITER ¤ BROADCASTER ¤ ACTOR ¤ LAWYER ¤ POLITICIAN ¤ RACE CAR DRIVER ¤ ENGINEER ¤ RESEARCHER ¤ MANAGER ¤ ENTREPRENEUR |
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The Rat Personality:
People born in the year of the rat are usually forthright, generous and easy going to those that they love.
The Year of the Rat : Is a year symbolic of opportunity and good prospects. Business in general is forcast as being good. Anything that began in the year of the Rat should in theory be successful.
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Animal Sign - compatibility chart
Your Chinese Animal Sign finds harmony with certain animal signs and clashes with others. Find out which is which by using this simple compatibility chart. |
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The rat is one of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. According to Chinese folklore, people who are born under this Chinese sign are creative, honest, generous, ambitious, quick-tempered and wasteful. Rats are said to get along well with "monkeys" and "dragons," and to get along poorly with "horses."
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Years Of The Rat
1912, 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020
People born in the Year of the Rat are noted for their charm and attraction for the opposite sex. They work hard to achieve their goals, acquire possessions, and are likely to be perfectionists. They are basically thrifty with money.Rat people are easily angered and love to gossip. Their ambitions are big, and they are usually very successful. They are most compatible with people born in the years of the Dragon, Monkey, and Ox.
Courtesy of the Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco
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Animal Signs and Chinese ElementsPeople under the sign of the Rat are born in the years (roughly): 1912 (water), 1924 (wood), 1936 (fire), 1948 (earth), 1960 (metal), 1972 (water), 1984 (wood), 1996 (fire). Each of these years are influenced by an element which in turn helps to refine the nature of the individuals personality.
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Chinese Elemental Qualities:
Metal - Most strong-willed, impatient, critical of others, and firm in their beliefs.
Water - Open to suggestions, more diplomatic, sometimes unrealistic and prone to rationalization.
Wood - Most creative, very logical and reasoning, less assertive and avoids conflict.
Fire - Most outgoing, tends to be a perfectionist, extremely critical of others, charismatic.
Earth - Most social, patient and stable, balanced and fair, bad temper if aggitated.
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People who have this Chinese sign are:
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| Richard Nixon, former Vice President and President of the United States |
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Hugh Grant, actor |
| Al Gore, former Vice President of the United States |
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Lady Bird Johnson, former First Lady of the United States |
| George H. W. Bush, former Vice President and President of the United States |
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Pat Nixon, former First Lady of the United States |
| Jimmy Carter, former President of the United States |
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Howard Dean, former Governor of Vermont |
| Antonio Banderas, actor |
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Zinedine Zidane, soccer player |
| Claude Monet, French Painter |
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Marlon Brando, famous american actor |
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