Chinese Zodiac Sign: Rat

Years of Rat (Shu Lian):

1912, 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008

Being the first animal sign in the Chinese horoscope, the Rat is considered a symbol of opportunity and good prospects in Chinese culture. The Rat in the eastern culture is revered for its quick wits and its ability to accrue and hold on to items of value. The Rat has very bright personality and most likely to have high achievement in life, especially wealth.  However, the Rat needs to avoid over selfish and greedy.  The Rat knows exactly where to find solutions and can take care of himself or herself and others. The Rat’s sharp and charm nature, funny demeanor make it an appealing friend for others.
The Rat usually can achieve abundant when get to middle-aged and accumulate great wealth or get to high position as growing older. However, if fate is destructed by unlucky star, the Rat could be rich but may not reach perfect happiness.

People born in the Year of the Rat are intelligent, intuitive. They have superior ability to adapt to the environment. They are optimistic in nature, thus popular among friends. They are energetic, quick to identify potential and put their creative and clever ideas into work. However, they may appear not stable, selfish and inclined to be somewhat of an opportunist, thus unfit to serve as group leaders. Rats become more tolerant and wise as they are getting older.

Strengthness

Rats are intelligent, quick-witted, and adapt to the environment very well. Optimistic and imaginative, Rats can use their instinctive sense of observation to help others in times of need. The female are usually cute in nature, like clean especially and be able to organize the household Methodically. Restless and inquisitive, Rats like to be first and at the forefront of the action. They work hard to achieve their goals and tend to lead busy lives. Rats are skillful, keen and able to take advantage of the opportunities. Rats are noted for their charm and talent. They are compassionate, dynamic, communicative, idealistic, experimental, and usually brilliant entrepreneurs. Rats can be very generous to those they love and care for, like friends and family members. They have a natural talent for the arts, specifically writing. Their ambitions are big and they are very intelligent, thus usually very successful.

Weakness

Rats can also be picky, selfish, exploitive, and anxious. Rats are unapologetic promoters of their own agendas. Greed can become a problem if Rats are not careful to keep their priorities straight. Insufficient in courage sometimes, Rats may lack of leadership ability. They are also inclined to be somewhat of an opportunist. Rats could also be stubborn, bossy, opinionated, argumentative, stingy, and self-obssessed. Rats may have habits of late sleeper. They are kind-hearted but may appear impolite sometimes.

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People born in the Year of the Rat are charming and talented. They will do well in careers like sales person, shopkeeper, writer, critic, politician, or publicist. They have superior ability to adapt to different environments, thus they often participate in different affairs. Restless and inquisitive may result in jumping too fast to different things, learning to be more focus would increase their opportunity to be more successful.

The Best Love Match: Dragon and Monkey

Rat and Dragon: The Rat will welcome the Dragon's dominance, and the Dragon will admire the Rat's intelligence. The union of these two will achieve success, happiness, and prosperity.

Rat and Monkey: Mutual interests and talents draw them to each other for a fun and loving relationship. They admire each other for their intelligence and creativity.

Rat also would do well with Ox and Pig.

Words of Caution: Stay away from Horse. The self-centered Horse may have hardtime to understand the sentimental Rat.

Love Affairs

People born in the Year of the Rat are often passionate and are not afraid of showing their true feelings. They tend to be indiscriminate in seeking love affairs, and overflow emotions at the start of a relationship, thus their lives may be stormy and problematical in the aspect of love affairs. They want security in their lives, so they will settle down later in life when they have found the right partner. They can make a good company and love to indulge in life's pleasures but they can't stand being rebuked. They have a natural charm, so when they finally find the one that make them feel safe and love, they will make themselves the best partners.

Yin/Yang: YIN
Colors: Blue, Gold, Green
Directions: Southeast, Northeast