2014 Chinese Zodiac
2014 is the Year of the Yang Wood Horse.
This Horse year begins on Chinese New Year, January 31, 2014, and runs until the eve of the next lunar new year.
Born in January or early February 2014?
The zodiac animal changes on Chinese New Year, not January 1. If you were born before January 31, 2014, your sign is actually the Snake (the previous lunar year) — not the Horse.
The element of 2014
🌿 Yang Wood — Wood is growth, expansion, and idealism. It softens an animal's edges and gives it vision, generosity, and a need to keep developing. Wood types plant for a future they may not see, and they wilt without room to grow.
People born in the Year of the Horse
The Horse is freedom on four legs — energetic, warm, and forever in motion. Horses live for the open road, the next adventure, the feeling of wind in an unmade plan. They are sociable and quick to inspire, gathering people around their optimism, then chafing the moment anything starts to feel like a cage. Honest to the point of bluntness, a Horse says what it means and means what it says. They give their whole heart to the present moment, which is both their gift and their flaw.
Horse lucky colors & numbers
| Lucky colors | Yellow, Green |
|---|---|
| Lucky numbers | 2, 3, 7 |
| Native guardian (本命佛) | Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva (大势至菩萨) |
Other Years of the Horse
Frequently asked questions
What Chinese zodiac animal is 2014?
2014 is the year of the Horse — more precisely the Yang Wood Horse. The Horse year begins on Chinese New Year, January 31, 2014.
If I was born in January 2014, what is my sign?
If you were born before January 31, 2014, you are actually a Snake (the previous lunar year), not a Horse. The animal only changes on Chinese New Year's Day.
What element is 2014?
The 2014 year carries the Yang Wood element, drawn from the year's Heavenly Stem in the sexagenary cycle. That makes it a Yang Wood Horse.