Overview
Summary of Year of the Goat
The Goat in the Chinese zodiac, or the Year of the Goat, is kind and calm, with a creative corner, and is patient and loyal as well.
In Chinese tradition
Meaning by topic
Soft and still
The Goat is often pictured as kind and able to stay still. Within that calm, a creative corner is hidden.
Patient and not abandoning others
The texts admire the Goat as patient. Another word used is loyal.
Red, purple, earth and friends
The set of red and purple is the Goat's auspicious colors. The earth element is the Goat's root. The Horse is the Goat's paired friend. The Pig and the Rabbit are the two years in the same group as the Goat, while the Ox is the side that clashes.
Trine · Friend · Clash
Relations with other years
- Trine
Rabbit · Goat · Pig - Friend year
Year of the Horse - Clashing year
Year of the Ox
Colour · Element
Traditional data
- Lucky colours
- red, purple
- Element
- Earth
- Clashing year
- Year of the Ox
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Compared with the Snake, which is deep and private, the Horse, which is bright, the Monkey, which is mischievous, or the Rooster, which is sharp-eyed, the Goat is the warm soft tone that is calmest.
- intuitive · reserved · cleverYear of the Snake
- eager · cheerful · sociableYear of the Horse
- good-hearted · creative · patient · calm · loyalYear of the Goat
- clever · playful · quick learnerYear of the Monkey
- diligent · honest · sharp observerYear of the Rooster
Frequently asked questions
What is the nature of the Goat?
Kind, calm, creative, patient and loyal.
Is red an auspicious color of the Goat?
Yes, along with purple.
How are the Goat and the Horse related?
The texts give the Horse as the paired friend.