In
China, the animal zodiac
is also called shengxiao (ηθ). The Chinese zodiac
is a repeating cycle of
twelve year. Each year is
represented by one animal.
Each zodiac animal has its own
reputed attributes. People born in
a certain
animal
year with the "shuxiang" (ε±ηΈ) of
that animal, and
are believed to have the
attributes of that animal
as well. And
that person's personality
will be affected
by his/her shuxiang.
If you know the year
that a person
is born, you
will know his/her
"shuxiang" or
the animal of that
year.