2022 Chinese Zodiac: Water Tiger
People born in 2022 are Yang Water Tigers, with one important exception: the first weeks of the year.
Quick answer
The 2022 zodiac year ran from February 1, 2022 to January 21, 2023. If you were born on or after February 1, 2022, your sign is the Water Tiger. If you were born earlier in 2022, you belong to the Metal Ox of 2021.
Water Tiger personality
Brave, magnetic and competitive.
The Tiger is the third animal of the zodiac, a symbol of courage and authority. Tigers are confident, adventurous and passionate, with a magnetic presence that draws others in.
Water years add intuition, adaptability and empathy. Water people tend to be thoughtful, diplomatic and perceptive.
Strengths: Courageous and confident, Charismatic leader, Generous and passionate, Adventurous, Protective of loved ones. Watch for: Impulsive, Rebellious toward authority, Competitive, Restless, Quick-tempered.
Read the full Tiger guide for love, career and compatibility.
Born early in 2022?
The Chinese zodiac follows the lunisolar calendar, so a January or February birth often belongs to the previous animal. In 2022, Chinese New Year fell on February 1, 2022. Anyone born before that date is a Metal Ox instead. See the Ox guide.
2022 zodiac year facts
- Chinese New Year 2022 fell on a Tuesday, February 1, 2022.
- The Tiger year lasted 355 days, slightly shorter than a calendar year.
- Anyone born in the first 31 days of 2022 (January 1 to February 1, 2022) belongs to the previous sign.
- People born in 2022 turn 4 or 3 during 2026, depending on their birthday.
- The same Water Tiger combination appears every 60 years: previously in 1962.
Other Tiger years: 1998, 2010. Each has a different element, which colors the animal's traits.
Tiger compatibility
The Tiger is traditionally most harmonious with Horse and Dog, and tends to clash with the Monkey.
Near 2022, the Tiger's harmonious partners were born in: Horse: 2026; Dog: 2018.
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