Year of the Pig

The Pig personality

The Pig closes the zodiac cycle, and it does so with warmth, generosity, and an easy enjoyment of life. Pigs are good-natured, sincere, and big-hearted — the friend everyone trusts and no one can stay angry at. They take genuine pleasure in life's comforts and pleasures, from good food to good company, and they share what they have freely. There's an unpretentious honesty to them that makes people feel instantly at ease.

Pigs are tolerant, diligent, and surprisingly determined beneath the laid-back surface. They work hard, finish what they start, and treat others with a fairness and kindness they expect (sometimes too trustingly) in return. They dislike conflict and gossip and would rather see the good in people, which makes them wonderfully forgiving — and occasionally naive about those who'd take advantage.

It feels right that the Pig closes the zodiac, because its great strength is also the cycle's gentlest warning. The same open heart that makes a Pig generous, loyal, and joyful — the one who makes life richer for everyone around them — is the heart that over-indulges, believes the wrong people, and keeps the peace at its own expense. A Pig never needs to give less; it only needs to learn a little discernment about where to give. That single skill is the difference between a Pig who is loved and one who is simply used.

Pig in love & compatibility

Clicks most with

Tends to clash with

Pigs are affectionate, devoted, and generous partners who pour warmth and comfort into a relationship. They love sincerely and trustingly, and they thrive with a partner who returns their loyalty and doesn't take their giving nature for granted. They match beautifully with the bold Tiger, who they steady and soften; the refined Rabbit, who shares their love of comfort; and the gentle Goat, a kindred warm heart. The Snake is the traditional clash — too guarded for the open Pig — and the cunning Monkey can outmanoeuvre them. With a faithful partner, the Pig is one of the most loving signs of all.

Pig career & money

Pigs excel in roles that reward sincerity, diligence, and people skills — hospitality, healthcare, social work, the arts, retail, catering, and any field built on trust and genuine care. They are hard-working, cooperative, and well-liked, the colleague who keeps morale up and gets the job done without drama. With money they earn steadily and enjoy spending it on comfort and on the people they love, so a little restraint serves them well. The watch-out is over-trust and over-indulgence. Valued and treated fairly, the Pig is loyal, capable, and a pleasure to work with.

Lucky traits of the Pig

Water is the Pig's fixed element, but where the Rat runs Water through outward Yang, the Pig runs it through gentle Yin — so the same flow becomes warmth, ease, and emotional generosity rather than restless drive. Water gives the Pig its big open heart; Yin keeps it soft and trusting. Lucky numbers 2, 5, and 8, and the colours yellow, grey, brown, and gold, are traditionally said to support a Pig's good fortune.

Recent & upcoming Pig years

The Pig comes around once every twelve years. If you were born in one of these years you're likely a Pig — though anyone born in January or early February should double-check against the exact Chinese New Year date, since the Pig year begins then, not on 1 January.

Recent years

Upcoming years

Frequently asked questions about the Pig