Year of the Sheep / Goat / Ram

China Zodiac Animal - Sheep Sheep / Goat is the eighth in the 12-year cycle of the Chinese zodiac. The Years of the Sheep include 1919, 1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015, 2027, 2039, 2051...

Sheep (goat, or ram) is among the animals that people like most. It is docile, mellow, and timid. The white cute creature often reminds people of beautiful things. In Chinese culture, the sheep is considered auspicious since long time ago and it was often used to offer sacrifices and pray for good fortune. It was also once served as currency in ancient times, and thus the sheep represents rich and lucky.

People born in the Year of the Sheep are gentle, calm, and decent, while sometimes they can be naive and emotional.

Earthly Branch of Birth Year: Wei
Wu Xing (The Five Elements): Tu (Earth)
Yin Yang: Yin

Years of the Sheep

The Chinese zodiac sign is decided by the birth years which are calculated by the Chinese lunar calendar. Here is a chart for you to find the right zodiac sign of yours, which is the best way to check if you are a Sheep and see your element by the way.

Also, you can input your birthdays to the “Find Your Chinese Zodiac” tool.

Sheep Year	Start	End	Element
1919	Feb.1,1919	Feb.19,1920	Earth
1931	Feb.17,1931	Feb.5,1932	Metal
1943	Feb.5,1943	Jan.24,1944	Water
1955	Jan.24,1955	Feb.11,1956	Wood
1967	Feb.9,1967	Jan.29,1968	Fire
1979	Jan.28,1979	Feb.15,1980	Earth
1991	Feb.15,1991	Feb.3,1992	Metal
2003	Feb.1,2003	Jan.21,2004	Water
2015	Feb.19,2015	Feb.7,2016	Wood
2027	Feb.6,2027	Jan.25,2028	Fire

Lucky Signs for People Born in Sheep Year

Lucky Things for Dogs:

Lucky Numbers: 3, 4, 9 Lucky Colors: green, red, purple Lucky Flowers: carnation, primrose, Alice Flower Lucky Directions: east, southeast, south

Things Should be Avoided:

Unlucky Numbers: 6, 7, 8 Unlucky Colors: gold, brown, black Unlucky Direction: west

Personality: Sheep are gentle, calm, upright, and sympathetic

Among all the 12 Chinese zodiacs, the Sheep is the most gentle and soft one. The mild sheep seldom lose their temper to others or become very aggressive. They care about others’ feelings and never intend to hurt people. Their upright personality also makes them sympathetic enough to understand other people’s problems from various perspectives, especially for their friends and loved ones.

However, sometimes they can be very passive and tend to be a pessimist to see bad aspects of things, which means that they need strong support and enough understanding from their friends. Also, they keep alert when strangers step into their domains.

Strengths: gentle, sympathetic, calm, creative, imaginative, sociable, and considerate
Weaknesses: negative, hesitating, impractical, and sometimes stubborn
Sheep Men: Men with Chinese zodiac Sheep sign always look gentle and very considerate when getting along with people, which helps them gain social skills and manage a good relationship in the friend circle. They love arts, full of imagination and innovation, which sometimes however makes them become sentimental and emotional and give up rational thinking in life. Sheep men do value the family, but they don’t like pressure because that will make them anxious.
Sheep Women: Women born in the Year of the Sheep are always courteous and have good manners. They are patient and sympathetic no matter in work or life. However, when facing challenges, they will show another aspect. They can be very solid and strong, full of courage, and stick to their own paths. The distinct personality helps them win support from higher-ups. Though Sheep women are ambitious in career, sometimes they may be indecisive.
Personality by Five Elements: Which Type of 'Sheep' Are You?
The Sheep have been classified to five types according to the Five Elements: Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water. And that is decided by different birth years of the Sheep. See the chart below to check your type and the characteristics it represents.

Types	Years of Birth	Personality Traits
Wood Sheep	1955, 2015	Gentle, affable, courteous, easygoing, sympathetic, emotional.
Fire Sheep	1907, 1967	Honest, frank, helpful, sentimental.
Earth Sheep	1919, 1979	Upright, just, straightforward, outspoken, impatient.
Metal Sheep	1931, 1991	Kindhearted, responsible, principled, traditional.
Water Sheep	1943, 2003	Mild, low-profile, trusted, but maybe unappreciated.

Sheep’s Personality by Blood Types
• Blood Type O: These Sheep are honest, prudent, and have broad interests and hobbies. They are glad to follow the rules rather than decide for themselves. However, it often makes them compromise and lead a depression in the inner heart.
• Blood Type A: The Sheep with blood type A are full of peaceful spirits, considerate and seldom injure others’ benefits. They are not interested in any adventure. Although safe enough, they may also lose some opportunities.
• Blood Type B: They are mature and never fond of showing off. The low key personality makes them meditative in most times, but they will be active in front of friends. They are also very forthright to express their feelings and emotions.
• Blood Type AB: They are kind-hearted, placid, and hardly quarrel with people. They often have clear plans about their lives and are experts in financial aspects. What’s more, this type of Sheep are typical family-oriented people.

Love Compatibility of the Sheep

Input the names and birthdays of you and your partner, you can easily calculate your love compatibility according to the “Chinese Zodiac Compatibility Test” tool. It is also feasible to find your best zodiac matches in the following directions, and remember trying to avoid those bad matches.

Best Matches: Rabbit, Horse, Pig
Both of the Sheep and the Rabbit are unselfish so that they can think of each other, even when meeting disagreements, which helps them become a good couple. Most Sheep people have clear plans when doing things and the Horses happen to have the same view. For the Sheep and the Pig, they have common interests in food and it is easy for them to lead a harmonious life.
Bad Matches: Ox, Tiger, Dog
People born in the Year of the Sheep have less common language with the three zodiac signs and therefore they may not form a good bond with each other. As the Ox is always busy at work, the Sheep’s feelings may be ignored while the Tiger cannot give support to the Sheep at the appropriate time. It is also a little difficult for the Sheep to communicate effectively with the Dog.
How to Build Relationships with the Sheep

People born in the Sheep years don’t like loneliness and they need accompanies from their partners. They will feel very left out when the partners are not by their side. So don’t make your Sheep partner feel lonely and neglected. Another thing that should be paid attention to is that the Sheep care more about the present than the past. They don’t like looking at the past and quibbling over small details in a relationship. So when getting along with the Sheep, don’t rake up the past if you have disagreements, or they will feel very frustrated and lose faith in the relationship.

Is it the Year of Ram, Sheep, or Goat?

The distinction of Sheep, Goat, or Ram about the Chinese zodiac year of “Yang” has caused confusion to the English speaking world, as in the Chinese language, the character Yang can refer to all the ruminants. In fact, according to some professional studies, it is more likely to be the Year of the Goat as the goat is more common in Chinese ancient society. However, Chinese people don’t care too much about the choices of words. The images of Ram, Sheep, or Goat can all be found on the Chinese New Year stamps, paintings, and paper-cuts. Thus it has become a personal preference. The lovely and fluffy Sheep is favored by most people while Ram and Goat are choices for those who like strong and tough characteristics.

Jobs & Careers for Sheep

Best Jobs: Painters, musicians, beauticians, doctors, teachers, editors, writers…

Most of the Sheep have strong will power and are good at critical thinking. They are steady and hardworking at work; however, in some way, they lack the entrepreneurial spirit. More efforts should be made to learn to deal with challenges and failures if they want to make progress in career. The born talent in art and creativity make some Sheep people to be painters, musicians, beauticians, or writers. They are not suited to do pioneering or competitive work due to the lack of entrepreneurial spirit. Thus regular occupations like doctors, teachers, and editors are fine choices for them.

Health & Fitness Advice

Compared to other zodiac signs, people with the Chinese zodiac Sheep sign may not be so strong. Though sometimes suffered small diseases, they don’t need to worry too much about the physical health condition. They should care more about mental health as they often feel sad and frustrated, influenced by negative characteristics. The horrible mood may also affect body health. It is necessary for the Sheep to improve the mood when feeling down and a positive attitude will help to keep healthy. Regular exercise is also recommended to resist small diseases like throat inflammation, headache, and runny nose.

Sheep's Fortune in 2023

It’s a lucky year for people born in the year of the Sheep, especially in term of career and wealth. Work hard and it’s possible for them to achieve what they want this year and earn enough to live a well-off life. The fortune in term of love is not equally good and it’s not easy for the singles to find their lover. Keep a good mood and the life could be even better.

Career: Although may be distracted by some personal affairs, they would do a good job in the end and hence win the opportunity for promotion. It would be better if they could do something to improve their efficiency.
Wealth: It’s possible for people born in the year of the Goat to earn more incomes in 2023. However, their generous shopping habits make leave them none in the end. They’d better save some for emergencies.
Relationships: The singles would like to enjoy life alone rather than finding a lover this year; others should trust their lover; and the married could live a happy life as a whole.
Education: They would be very lucky in examinations and get high scores easily. However, lack of self-control, they intend to be negative in study sometimes. Adjust timely in case of falling behind of others.
Health: They would not suffer serious physical problems. For safety reasons, be careful when doing water sports. To maintain mental health, keep calm and do not put too much pressure on themselves.

Famous People: Sheep Zodiac Eminent Personalities

Steve Jobs (Apple Co-founder): February 24, 1955, Wood Sheep
Bill Gates (Microsoft Founder): October 28, 1955, Wood Sheep
Jason Statham (Actor): July 26, 1967, Fire Sheep
Julia Roberts (Actress): October 28, 1967, Fire Sheep
Ed Sheeran (Singer-Songwriter): February 17, 1991, Metal Sheep

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Year of the Sheep / Goat / Ram

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