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The Rabbit: Chinese Zodiac Sign Personality & Years

The Rabbit is kind, elegant, and diplomatic, preferring harmony to conflict. Gentle and intuitive, Rabbits create calm wherever they go, but can avoid problems rather than face them.

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Year of the Rabbit
Yin · Fixed element: Wood  |  Recent years: 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, 2023, 2035

If you were born in 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, 2023, 2035 (or the same animal year before that), you are a Rabbit. Note that the Chinese year begins at Lunar New Year in late January or February, so if you were born in early January or February, check the exact date — your sign may be the previous year's animal.

Rabbit strengths

  • Gentle
  • Diplomatic
  • Elegant
  • Compassionate
  • Intuitive

Watch-outs

  • Conflict-averse
  • Overcautious
  • Self-protective
  • Can be aloof

The Rabbit personality

The Rabbit is kind, elegant, and diplomatic, preferring harmony to conflict. Gentle and intuitive, Rabbits create calm wherever they go, but can avoid problems rather than face them. The gentle, refined peacemaker with quiet good taste.

Rabbit compatibility

In Chinese astrology, the Rabbit gets along best with the Goat and Pig — together they form one of the four compatibility trines. The hardest match is the Rooster, the Rabbit's traditional clash. See the full Chinese zodiac compatibility chart.

Rabbit luck

Lucky numbers: 3, 4, 6. Lucky colors: pink, red, purple, blue.

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