Year of the Pig: Chinese Zodiac Guide (2024 Updated)

Year of the Pig: Chinese Zodiac Guide (2024 Updated)

Don’t be deceived by pigs’ chubby faces and docile nature. Pig people are regarded as the most affluent and wealthy among the Chinese zodiac animals. Anyone with this Chinese zodiac sign is set up for a carefree life!

We spent 72 hours researching and compiling everything you must know about the year of the pig.  

Year of the Pig: An Overview

Year of the Pig: An Overview

According to the Chinese Zodiac, the Jade Emperor once facilitated a race to choose his 12 animal guards. The pig secured the final spot among the Chinese Zodiac animals, succeeding the dog and preceding the rat. This is why pigs are the 12th in the Chinese Lunar Calendar (which commonly begins in late January or early February, compared to the Gregorian calendar).

In Chinese astrology, people born in 1923, 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, and 1995 fall under the Chinese Zodiac pig years [1]. Their earthly branch is hai.

Characteristics & Personality

There’s no one way to deduce the personalities of people born in the pig year. Their birth year, blood types, five elements, and gender all come into play.

In the Chinese culture, pig people are sincere, generous, and have a strong sense of responsibility, so they make many friends in life. Men born in years of the pig are gent;e and mild. Although the same personality traits are often their downfall, pigs can be emotional and realistic, making them more gullible than other animals.

Love & Relationships of the Pig

Happy Couple

Least Compatible With

A snake tends to be cold, which is incompatible with the warm-hearted pig. Even in nature, the snake is not the best partner for them. On the other hand, a monkey might be too willful and stubborn for pigs.

Most Compatible With

Pig people born with this Zodiac sign form a tacit and natural love relationship with a tiger. Pigs can also develop romantic relationships with rabbit people

Sheep and pigs are family-oriented, which is perfect if people from both zodiac year plan to raise a family. Rat and dog are also complementary to the pig.

Lifestyle & Health

Like other Chinese zodiac signs, including ox and horse, pigs are known for their strength, durability, and energy. However, they are susceptible to common illnesses like asthma, tonsilitis, and bronchitis, so they’d have to exert more effort to keep themselves in good health. 

Men and women born in the year of the pig should also strengthen their mental health. Talking to friends and experts is therefore imperative. 

Jobs & Best Careers of the Pig

Since pigs are steadfast, teaching is a good profession for them. Their warm-hearted nature definitely makes social work suitable. However, given their trusting and gullible rapport, careers related to finance are not ideal, especially having their own business. 

Although lucky things and good fortune often come their way, steering clear of money careers is good for people with this birth year. 

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Lucky Signs 

Numbers

The lucky numbers for people belonging to the pig year are 2, 5,  and 8, while unlucky numbers are 1, 3, and 9. The pig shares almost similar unlucky digits with the tiger, ox, and rooster.

Colors

colorful balloons

According to the Chinese horoscope, the lucky colors for pigs are yellow, gray, brown, and gold. Meanwhile, red, blue, and green are the colors to avoid for the qualifying birth years.

Flowers

 

The lucky flowers for the pig are hydrangea, pitcher plant, and marguerite. Since gold also falls in their lucky colors, perhaps finding color gold lucky flowers might also be as meritorious as real-life plants.

Directions

The lucky direction for the pig is precisely similar to that of a rat being Northeast and Southeast. Rearranging your home according to your lucky direction is a huge green flag (go signal). 

However, there is no green unlucky direction. If you want to maximize your auspiciousness, wave a red flag at all unlucky directions, which are east and west. 

Elements of the Pig

As mentioned above, the five elements affect a pig’s personality, apart from their birth years and blood type. Here is a brief breakdown:

Metal Pig (1911, 1971)

The life of a metal pig is simple: they’re generally gentle creatures but tend to be frank. People in this category are also broad-minded, helpful, and responsible.

Water Pig (1923, 1983)

Baby Pig

Contrary to outgoing Earth pigs, the water pig people are independent, ambitious, and talented. Sof the well-known people falling in this category are Chris Hemsworth, Emily Blunt, and Henry Cavill (they are pretty talented too!). 

Additionally, luck in money is also a plus point for them. 

Wood Pig (1935, 1995)

The simplest of three bunch, they are simple, easygoing, and sometimes tend to be impetuous. 

Earth Pig (1959, 2019)

The Earth pig is opposite to the independent water pigs. They are good at socializing and maintaining interpersonal relationships - similar to the Earth rabbit. However, a pig of this element may be a tad bit suspicious.

Fire Pig (1947, 2007)

These people are brave, clever, and with great ambitions, which is why they pursue life with great intentionality.

Famous People Born in the Year of the Pig

The final year doesn’t denote last in everything, and the famous people in this zodiac animal are proof of that. Here are some examples:

  • Ronald Reagan
  • Tupac Shakur
  • Amy Winehouse
  • Elon Musk
  • Elton John
  • Chris Hemsworth
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger

FAQs

What does the Year of the Pig symbolize in the Chinese zodiac? 

In the Chinese zodiac, pigs symbolize wealth, luck, and auspiciousness [2]. Although docile and means no harm to others, their personality can be affluent, bringing luck to other people. Coupled with their natural tendency to be compassionate and generous, they’re some of the best people to hang out with!

What things should Pigs avoid to prevent being unlucky?

During the Ben Ming Nian period, pigs should be very cautious about limiting the possibility of being unlucky. In the Chinese tradition, all Zodiac animals, including the pig during the year of their birth year experience bad luck due to Tai Sui (the God of age). 

Wrapping Up!

It’s easy to dismiss the year of the pig given their final spot in the 12-year Chinese Zodiac lunar calendar. However, there’s more to their hefty builds and chubby dispositions. They’re hard-working, auspicious, and wealth-magnets compared to other zodiac beasts.

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References:

  1. http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/c/chinese-zodiac-pig
  2. https://www.insider.com/what-the-year-of-the-pig-could-bring-for-pig-signs-2019-1

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