 the dog ( ç ) is one of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the chinese zodiac related to the chinese calendar. the year of the dog is associated with the earthly branch symbol æ. the character ç refers to the actual animal while æ refers to the zodiac animal. == years and associated five elements == people born within these date ranges for the zodiacal dog bear the following elemental sign:http://pinyin.info/chinese_new_year/ {| class="wikitable" |- ! start date !! end date !! heavenly branch |- | 22 january 1898 || 9 february 1899 || earth dog |- | 10 february 1910 || 29 january 1911 || metal dog |- | 28 january 1922 || 15 february 1923 || water dog |- | 14 february 1934 || 3 february 1935 || wood dog |- | 2 february 1946 || 21 january 1947 || fire dog |- | 18 february 1958 || 7 february 1959 || earth dog |- | 6 february 1970 || 26 january 1971 || metal dog |- | 25 january 1982 || 12 february 1983 || water dog |- | 10 february 1994 || 30 january 1995 || wood dog |- | 29 january 2006 || 17 february 2007 || fire dog |- | 16 february 2018 || 4 february 2019 || earth dog |- | 3 february 2030 || 22 january 2031 || metal dog |- | 22 january 2042 || 9 february 2043 || water dog |- | 8 february 2054 || 27 january 2055 || wood dog |} == basic astrology elementshttp://www.yourchineseastrology.com/zodiac/dog.htm == {| class="wikitable" |- |earthly branch of birth year:|| xu |- |the five elements:|| earth(tu) |- |yin yang:|| yang |- |lucky numbers:|| 3, 4, 9; avoid: 1, 6, 7 |- |lucky flowers:|| rose, cymbidium orchids, oncidium |- |lucky colors:|| green, red, purple -- avoid: blue, white, golden |} == see also == *chinese zodiac *dog *dog in chinese mythology *dog worship ==external links== *dogs in folklore ==references==   de:chinesische astrologie#zÃ¤hlung ab jahresbeginn
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