2010 Chinese Zodiac: Year of the Metal Tiger

2010 is the Year of the Metal Tiger — a Yang Metal year. The animal sign is the Tiger, the third of the 12-animal cycle.

2010 carries the Metal element (Yang Metal). Element is set by the year's heavenly stem and cycles every 10 years, so the full Metal Tiger combination returns only once every 60 years.

Those born in 2010, the Year of the Tiger, are traditionally described as brave, confident, and competitive. With the Metal element added, determination, structure, and resilience 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 2010, before that year's Chinese New Year, is actually a Ox (the 2009 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.