1938 Chinese Zodiac: Year of the Earth Tiger

1938 is the Year of the Earth Tiger — a Yang Earth year. The animal sign is the Tiger, the third of the 12-animal cycle.

1938 carries the Earth element (Yang Earth). Element is set by the year's heavenly stem and cycles every 10 years, so the full Earth Tiger combination returns only once every 60 years.

Those born in 1938, the Year of the Tiger, are traditionally described as brave, confident, and competitive. With the Earth element added, stability, patience, and practicality are emphasised.

The Tiger is traditionally most compatible with the Horse, Dog, Pig.

Almost — but the Chinese zodiac year starts at Chinese New Year (late January or early February), not January 1. So someone born in early 1938, before that year's Chinese New Year, is actually a Ox (the 1937 sign). If your birthday is in late January or early February, enter your full date of birth in the Age Calculator to confirm your exact sign.