Chinese zodiac / Rabbit
The Rabbit in the Chinese zodiac
Also called the Cat (Vietnamese zodiac).
The Rabbit is the zodiac's diplomat: gentle, perceptive and good at reading a room. Rabbits avoid open conflict, not from weakness but because they usually see a calmer way through.
Rabbits are born in 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011 and 2023. They value peace, comfort and good taste, and they are often the friend people confide in first.
Rabbit years
- 1939Earth Rabbit
- 1951Metal Rabbit
- 1963Water Rabbit
- 1975Wood Rabbit
- 1987Fire Rabbit
- 1999Earth Rabbit
- 2011Metal Rabbit
- 2023Water Rabbit
The zodiac year starts at Lunar New Year, so a birthday in January or early February usually belongs to the previous sign. Check an exact date.
The Rabbit personality
- Gentle
- Thoughtful
- Diplomatic
Rabbits read people well and prefer to solve problems calmly. They value a peaceful home and have a quiet eye for beauty and detail.
- Lucky numbers
- 3, 4, 6
- Lucky colours
- RedPinkPurpleBlue
- Trickier matches
- Rooster
At their best
Rabbits are tactful, kind and quietly observant. They notice what people need and provide it without fuss. They have an eye for beauty and detail, and they keep the peace in groups that would otherwise fall out.
To watch
Rabbits can avoid hard conversations for too long, and they take criticism to heart. They sometimes keep the peace at their own expense. The habit to manage is saying yes to keep things smooth; the best Rabbits learn that a clear no is also a kindness.
The Rabbit in love and at work
In love
Rabbits are affectionate, attentive partners who want a calm home and a partner who notices the small things. They do not enjoy drama and will quietly withdraw from it. Their traditional matches are the Dog, the Goat and the Pig; the Rooster is the classic clash.
At work
Rabbits do well in design, diplomacy, counselling, hospitality, writing and any role where taste and tact matter. They are good at smoothing a difficult client and at making a place feel welcoming. They are less suited to aggressive sales or constant confrontation.
Matches follow the traditional harmony and clash pairings. Try any two signs on the compatibility checker.
Harmony year
The Rabbit in 2027, the Year of the Fire Goat
2027 is one of the Rabbit's better years. The gentle, creative mood of the Goat year suits you, and help tends to arrive when you ask for it.
Questions
- Is the Rabbit the same as the Cat?
- In the Vietnamese zodiac the fourth sign is the Cat rather than the Rabbit, and the years are the same. If you have Vietnamese family you may have been told you are a Cat; everywhere else the sign is the Rabbit. The traits attributed to both are very close.
- Which years are Rabbit years?
- 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, 2023. Each starts at Lunar New Year, not 1 January, so a January or early February birthday usually belongs to the previous sign.
- Is 2027 a good year for the Rabbit?
- Harmony year. Rabbit, Goat and Pig form one of the zodiac's 'three harmonies', so the Goat year traditionally supports the Rabbit. The Rabbit 2027 forecast goes through career, money, love and wellbeing.