Chinese Zodiac: Dragon

Dragon is the fifth zodiac of the 12 Chinese zodiac signs. According to the tradition, people born in the year of the dragon are ambitious dreamers who like to take risks and pursue a romantic life. They have strong but lively personality. They look not active and do nothing, however, they are often more active and more ambitious than others when they stand up and act.

  • Lucky number: 1, 7, 6
  • Unlucky number: 9, 8, 3
  • Lucky color: gold, silver, gray
  • Unlucky color: red, green, purple
  • Lucky direction: west, northwest, north
  • Lucky flower: clerodendrum thomsoniae, larkspur

Year of Dragon:

The 12 Chinese zodiac signs are assigned according to the Chinese calendar, which is different from the dates in the Gregorian calendar, especially for those were born at the beginning of the year. January in Gregorian calendar is usually November or December in the previous year in Chinese calendar.

People born within the date ranges can be said to have been born in the "Year of the Dragon".

YearStart dateEnd date
1904Feb 16, 1904Feb 03, 1905
1916Feb 04, 1916Jan 22, 1917
1928Jan 23, 1928Feb 09, 1929
1940Feb 08, 1940Jan 26, 1941
1952Jan 27, 1952Feb 13, 1953
1964Feb 13, 1964Feb 01, 1965
1976Jan 31, 1976Feb 17, 1977
1988Feb 17, 1988Feb 05, 1989
2000Feb 05, 2000Jan 23, 2001
2012Jan 23, 2012Feb 09, 2013
2024Feb 10, 2024Jan 28, 2025
2036Jan 28, 2036Feb 14, 2037
2048Feb 14, 2048Feb 01, 2049
2060Feb 02, 2060Jan 20, 2061
2072Feb 19, 2072Feb 06, 2073
2084Feb 06, 2084Jan 25, 2085
2096Jan 25, 2096Feb 11, 2097

Strength for people born in "Year of Dragon":

  • Strong and full of energy;
  • Wisdom, courage, talent, generosity and dignity;
  • Big dreams, romantic, and like being respected;
  • Confident when doing things, do not like to give up;
  • Don't like to tell tales, not afraid of difficulties, and trying to be perfect in everything.

Weakness for people born in "Year of Dragon":

  • Instability and unpredictable in emotion;
  • Selfish and lack of generosity;
  • Like romances, but rarely show sincere love others;
  • Perfectionist, and criticize those people with poor abilities;
  • Lack perseverance, do not like setbacks and trials, and may run away when fail.

Personality:

People born in the year of snake are unpredictable in emotion, but they are ambitious and like to take risks.

They are passionate when fighting for the dreams, but they may refuse to continue when they suffered setbacks. Because of this short-lived passion, many of them do not like the routine office work.

They were born with a sense of authority, and they will ask people to pay attention to them. They are idealists and need to be perfect in everything, so they are very strict with themselves and others.

They have endless energy, and never seem to feel tired. Ladies are attractive, and they can attract everyone's attention when they appear.

Love Compatibility

In ancient Asian countries, the zodiac signs are important for young people because parents use the zodiac signs as references for their marriages. They believed some zodiac signs are good for marriage, while some others are not.

People born in the year of dragon are best compatible with those born in the years of ratmonkey or rooster, and are not compatible with those born in the years of dog.

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