生肖

shēngxiào

noun #57,218

Measure Word

十二个生肖 gè

Meanings

1 Chinese zodiac animal
2 animal of one's birth year

Characters

resemble, similar

Examples

你的生肖是什么?

Nǐ de shēngxiào shì shénme?

What's your Chinese zodiac sign?

我属龙,他的生肖是虎。

Wǒ shǔ lóng, tā de shēngxiào shì hǔ.

I'm a dragon, his zodiac is the tiger.

十二生肖每年轮一个。

Shí'èr shēngxiào měi nián lún yí ge.

The twelve zodiac animals rotate one per year.

Tips

culture

The twelve animals: 鼠牛虎兔龙蛇马羊猴鸡狗猪 (rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog, pig). Aligned with the twelve Earthly Branches 地支.

Stroke Order

生 shēng

肖 xiào