XinggeChinese zodiac
Year of the Monkey
People born in the Year of the Monkey are often described as clever and full of ideas; you learn fast and usually find another route around a problem. You are funny and quick on your feet, can talk with anyone, and are often the team's idea person. The sticking point is short-lived enthusiasm: when a new idea arrives, the old one gets dropped. Pick the one thing that interests you most and stay with it longer, and your cleverness turns into real skill.
Love
In love you are fun and full of surprises, and things are rarely dull with you. Once the relationship settles, keep tending the everyday; quiet companionship is romantic too.
Work
At work you suit planning, marketing, technical work or problem-solving, and you get livelier the more things change. Wrapping up and tidying each project when it ends makes the next one faster to start.
Which years are Years of the Monkey?
1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016, 2028. The year changes at Lunar New Year, so check that date if you were born in January or early February.
Which signs suit the Monkey best?
Traditionally the Rat, Dragon, Snake (harmony pairings), while the Tiger clashes.
Monkey and Rat, Monkey and Dragon, Monkey and Snake, Monkey and Tiger
What does the Monkey mean in Zi Wei Dou Shu?
Zi Wei Dou Shu doesn't read zodiac personalities, but your birth-year branch sets your Body Master: for the Monkey it is Tian Liang, pointing to where your effort grows over the years.
Find your Life and Body Master ›Zodiac matching and Tai Sui are folk traditions based only on birth year, separate from Zi Wei Dou Shu. To see how two people really fit, the compatibility tool compares both full charts.
Monkey yearly outlook
Monkey with every sign
This is the general reading. On your own chart it shifts with the stars' brightness, the San Fang Si Zheng and the year you are in.
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