Chinese Zodiac Signs 十二生肖

Do you know that the 12 Chinese zodiac signs represent a lot more than its corresponding creatures? Day and Night is the most direct manifestation of the Yin and Yang doctrine. A single day can be deemed as 50% Yin (night time) and 50% Yang (day time). And within this single day of 24 hours, these hours correspond to the following 12 zodiac signs. Hence, each zodiac sign is a 2 hours window.

1 鼠RAT 子时 2300-0059hrs 智慧 Wisdom

2 牛OX 丑时 0100-0259hrs 勤奋 Diligence

3 虎TIGER 寅时 0300-0459hrs 勇猛 Bravery

4 兔RABBIT 卯时 0500-0659hrs 谨慎 Caution

5 龙 DRAGON 辰时 0700-0859hrs 阳刚 Masculine

6 蛇 SNAKE 巳时 0900-1059hrs 柔韧 Flexibility

7 马 HORSE 午时 1100-1259hrs 直前 Advancing

8 羊 GOAT 未时 1300-1459hrs 和顺 Obedience

9 猴 MONKEY 申时 1500-1659hrs 灵活 Agility

10 鸡 ROOSTER 酉时 1700-1859hrs 恒定 Consistency

11 狗 DOG 戌时 1900-2059hrs 忠诚 Loyalty

12 猪 PIG 亥时 2100-2259hrs 随和 Obliging

Wait. There's more! Like Bluetooth, they can be paired (Rat & Ox, Tiger & Rabbit ....6 pairs of them!) in such a way that the characteristics rely on each other to maintain balance and harmony. Oh, odd numbers are Yang and even numbers are Yin by the way. For example, Tiger & Rabbit- bravery without caution is as good as reckless! I leave it to you to figure out the rest ya.

This revolving zodiac system can be further expanded to represent a single day! For instance, if the 5th of this month is a Tiger day, the next Tiger day will fall on the 17th, and so forth. Here's the catch: this system works on the months and years! Hence, it is common to hear people saying they were born in the year of the Dragon or Rooster etc. However, please do not confuse yourself with the Zodiacs.

Zodiac are signs, you are human.

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