In Chinese astrology the animal signs assigned by year represent how others perceive one or how one presents oneself. The following are the twelve zodiac signs in order, each with its associated characteristics ( Earthly Branch, yin/yang force, Trine, and nature element).
The zodiac traditionally begins with the sign of the Rat. The Chinese zodiac is represented by twelve animals, whereas some of the signs in the Western zodiac are not animals, despite the implication of the etymology of the English word zodiac, which derives from zōdiacus, the Latinized form of the Ancient Greek zōdiakòs kýklos ( ζῳδιακός κύκλος), meaning "cycle of animals". The Chinese twelve-part cycle corresponds to years, rather than months. Nevertheless, there are major differences between the two: the animals of the Chinese zodiac are not associated with constellations spanned by the ecliptic plane. Identifying this scheme using the generic term " zodiac" reflects several superficial similarities to the Western zodiac: both have time cycles divided into twelve parts, each labels at least the majority of those parts with names of animals, and each is widely associated with a culture of ascribing a person's personality or events in their life to the supposed influence of the person's particular relationship to the cycle. Originating from China, the zodiac and its variations remain popular in many East Asian and Southeast Asian countries, such as Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Singapore, Nepal, Bhutan, Cambodia, and Thailand. The Chinese zodiac is a traditional classification scheme based on the Chinese calendar that assigns an animal and its reputed attributes to each year in a repeating twelve-year cycle.
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