Pig (zodiac)

Pig
"Pig" in Traditional (top) and Simplified (bottom) Chinese characters
Traditional Chinese	豬
Simplified Chinese	猪
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin zhū Wade–Giles chu1 IPA [ʈʂú] Hakka Romanization chû Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization jyū IPA [tsýː] Jyutping zyu1 Southern Min Hokkien POJ ti Old Chinese Baxter–Sagart (2014) *tra

The Boar (豬) (is the current year in 2019 symbolizing the year of the Earth Pig); is the twelfth of the 12-year cycle of animals that appear in the Chinese zodiac in relation to the Chinese Calendar. In the continuous sexagenary cycle, every twelfth year refers to hai, and is commonly called the Year of the Pig 豬. There are five types of Pigs, named after Chinese elements. In order, they are: Metal, Water, Wood, Fire, and Earth.

In the Japanese zodiac and the Tibetan zodiac, the Pig is replaced by the boar. In the Dai zodiac, the Pig is replaced by the elephant. In the Gurung zodiac, the Pig is replaced by the deer.