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2. North American Opossum / Possum
3. Wood Rat
4. Fire Rat
5. Earth Rat
6. Water Rat
8. Water Rat
9. Rat / Mouse
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.
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.
The Year of the Wood Rat
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
The Year of the Fire Rat
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
The Year of the Earth Rat
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
The Year of the Water Rat
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
The Year of the Golden/Metal Rat
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
Year of the Rat / Zodiac Sign
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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Title | Characters | Romaji (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 |
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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 / tushu | t`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 / jinshu | chin shu / chinshu | |
Water Rat | 水鼠 | shuǐ shǔ / shui3 shu3 / shui shu / shuishu | ||
Rat Mouse | 鼠 | nezumi | shǔ / 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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