1938 Chinese Zodiac
1938 is the Year of the Yang Earth Tiger.
This Tiger year begins on Chinese New Year, January 31, 1938, and runs until the eve of the next lunar new year.
Born in January or early February 1938?
The zodiac animal changes on Chinese New Year, not January 1. If you were born before January 31, 1938, your sign is actually the Ox (the previous lunar year) — not the Tiger.
The element of 1938
⛰️ Yang Earth — Earth is stability, patience, and pragmatism. It grounds an animal, trading flash for reliability and long-term thinking. Earth types are the ones who actually finish things, though they can grow rigid and over-cautious.
People born in the Year of the Tiger
The Tiger is raw courage with a pulse. Magnetic, impulsive, and allergic to being controlled, Tigers charge at life and dare the world to keep up. They are natural rebels and protectors who feel injustice physically and act on it before thinking it through. People are drawn to a Tiger's heat — the confidence, the conviction, the sense that something is always about to happen — and just as often singed by it. A Tiger would rather lose spectacularly than win by playing small.
Tiger lucky colors & numbers
| Lucky colors | Orange, Grey, Blue |
|---|---|
| Lucky numbers | 1, 3, 4 |
| Native guardian (本命佛) | Akasagarbha Bodhisattva (虚空藏菩萨) |
Other Years of the Tiger
Frequently asked questions
What Chinese zodiac animal is 1938?
1938 is the year of the Tiger — more precisely the Yang Earth Tiger. The Tiger year begins on Chinese New Year, January 31, 1938.
If I was born in January 1938, what is my sign?
If you were born before January 31, 1938, you are actually a Ox (the previous lunar year), not a Tiger. The animal only changes on Chinese New Year's Day.
What element is 1938?
The 1938 year carries the Yang Earth element, drawn from the year's Heavenly Stem in the sexagenary cycle. That makes it a Yang Earth Tiger.