Characteristics
Horoscopes have been made for the animals but these are not regarded
seriously by Chinese folk. The animal signs have a useful function of
finding out people’s ages without having to directly ask them for their
age. Although Chinese do not take the meanings of the animals seriously
there are meanings for each animal, these are as follows.
The Rat is highly imaginative, charming and very generous. They
are quick tempered and overly critical.
The Ox is full of strength and a born leader, they are methodical
and good with their hands, a job that uses steady hands or law would be
ideal for buffalos.
Tigers are very emotional and sensitive. They can get very
stubborn over things that they believe to be right or true.
Rabbits are kind, affectionate but often over cautious and
superficial.
Dragons are witty, enthusiastic, popular, intelligent and gifted
yet are also perfectionists.
Snakes are wise, romantic, deep thinkers and heavily guided by
their intuition.
Horses are very capable of hard work, independent and
intelligent. They can be very selfish.
Goats are often elegant and artistic. They are good with people
but tend to step off on the wrong foot.
Monkeys are very popular and have a magnetic personality. They
can however get very competitive.
Roosters are very smart dressers, hard workers and dreamers. They
have a tendency of speaking their minds all the time which isn’t always
a good thing!
Dogs will never let you down, they are honest, and faithful, they
put others first but often worry too much.
Pigs are very tolerant, they can be naïve, they often set very
hard tasks and goals for themselves and will do anything to make sure
that these goals and tasks get complete.
