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The Year of the Rat in Chinese / Japanese...

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See also: Chinese Zodiac / Animal Years


  1. Opossum / Possum

  2. North American Opossum / Possum

  3. Wood Rat

  4. Fire Rat

  5. Earth Rat

  6. Water Rat

  7. Golden/Metal Rat

  8. Water Rat

  9. Rat / Mouse


Opossum / Possum

 fù shǔ
Opossum / Possum Scroll

負鼠 is the name for Opossum (aphesis spelling: Possum) in Chinese.

The first character means “carries” and refers to the marsupial pouch. The second character means “rat.” You could say the literal translation is “marsupial rat.”

Chinese opossums vary from the North American variety. Using the two characters shown here may suggest the species native to China.


See Also:  Year of the Rat

North American Opossum / Possum

 běi měi fù shǔ
North American Opossum / Possum Scroll

北美負鼠 is the full title for North American Opossum (aphesis spelling: Possum). The first two characters mean “North American” as an adjective. The third character means “carries” and refers to the marsupial pouch. The last character means “rat.” You could say the literal translation is “marsupial rat.”

Chinese opossums vary from the North American variety. If you were to use the last two characters alone, it may suggest the species native to China.


See Also:  Year of the Rat

Wood Rat

The Year of the Wood Rat

 mù shǔ
Wood Rat Scroll

木鼠 is Wood Rat in Chinese.

In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1864, 1924, 1984, and 2044.

In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 甲子.


See Also:  Rat

Fire Rat

The Year of the Fire Rat

 huǒ shǔ
Fire Rat Scroll

火鼠 is Fire Rat in Chinese.

In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1876, 1936, 1996, and 2056.

In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 丙子.


See Also:  Rat

Earth Rat

The Year of the Earth Rat

 tǔ shǔ
Earth Rat Scroll

土鼠 is Earth Rat in Chinese.

In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1888, 1948, 2008, and 2068.

In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 戊子.


See Also:  Rat

Water Rat

The Year of the Water Rat

 shuǐ shǔ
Water Rat Scroll

水鼠 is Water Rat in Chinese.

In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1912, 1972, 2032, and 2092.

In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 壬子.


See Also:  Rat

Golden/Metal Rat

The Year of the Golden/Metal Rat

 jīn shǔ
Golden/Metal Rat Scroll

金鼠 is Golden/Metal Rat in Chinese.

In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1900, 1960, 2020, and 2080.

In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 庚子.


See Also:  Rat

 shuǐ shǔ
Water Rat Scroll

This means Water Rat in Chinese.

As a year designator, written 壬子 for 1912, 1972, or 2032.

Rat / Mouse

Year of the Rat / Zodiac Sign

 shǔ
 nezumi
 
Rat / Mouse Scroll

鼠 is the character for rat (and sometimes mouse) in Chinese, old Korean, and Japanese.

If you were born in the year of the Rat, you . . .

Are sensitive and smart.
Easily adapting to new environments.
Have a curious nature.
Are good at using the opportunities that are presented to you.

In some contexts, this character could mean “mouse.”


See also our Chinese Zodiac page.




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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Opossum
Possum
負鼠
负鼠
fù shǔ / fu4 shu3 / fu shu / fushu
North American Opossum
Possum
北美負鼠
北美负鼠
běi měi fù shǔ
bei3 mei3 fu4 shu3
bei mei fu shu
beimeifushu
pei mei fu shu
peimeifushu
Wood Rat木鼠mù shǔ / mu4 shu3 / mu shu / mushu
Fire Rat火鼠huǒ shǔ / huo3 shu3 / huo shu / huoshu
Earth Rat土鼠tǔ shǔ / tu3 shu3 / tu shu / tushut`u shu / tushu / tu shu
Water Rat水鼠shuǐ shǔ / shui3 shu3 / shui shu / shuishu
Golden/Metal Rat金鼠jīn shǔ / jin1 shu3 / jin shu / jinshuchin shu / chinshu
Water Rat水鼠shuǐ shǔ / shui3 shu3 / shui shu / shuishu
Rat
Mouse
nezumishǔ / shu3 / shu
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line.
In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.


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