Chinese astrology
Wood Pig in Chinese Astrology: Personality, Years and Compatibility
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In Chinese astrology, the Wood Pig is the Pig born in a Wood year, one of five versions of the twelfth animal. It combines the Pig's generosity with Wood's qualities. Wood Pig years between 1924 and 2044 are 1935 and 1995. The Pig's fixed element is Water.
Key facts
| Year element · animal · polarity | Wood · Pig · Yin |
|---|---|
| Stem-branch name | Yi-Hai |
| Years (each starts at Lunar New Year) | 1935 (Feb 4, 1935 – Jan 23, 1936); 1995 (Jan 31, 1995 – Feb 18, 1996) |
| Pig's fixed element | Water · Water generates Wood |
| San He trine | Rabbit, Goat, Pig (Wood) |
| Liu He · Liu Chong · Liu Hai | Tiger · Snake · Monkey |
The Wood Pig personality
Water nourishes Wood, and since the Pig's fixed element is Water, a Wood year finds this generous animal feeding a stem of growth and goodwill. Picture a stream running through an orchard: Wood Pigs are traditionally seen as warm-hearted, sociable and optimistic, with a knack for bringing people together over food, music or a shared project. They often believe the best of others and work hard for collective good. Their kindness tends to be practical as well as emotional. Because the Pig spends its Water so freely on Wood's expansion, readings warn that Wood Pigs can be overly trusting, easily persuaded into favours and inclined to indulge others, and themselves, beyond what is wise.
In the five-element scheme, Wood belongs to the east and to the green energy of early spring, and that seasonal image shapes how it colours an animal sign. A Wood stem tends to soften sharp edges and add warmth, curiosity and a cooperative instinct. Traditional texts associate it with benevolence, growth and the wish to build something that lasts beyond the self. People born under a Wood stem are often portrayed as principled, open-handed and hopeful about others. The caution usually attached to Wood is a habit of spreading energy thinly, saying yes to every request and feeling quietly hurt when generosity is not returned in kind.
Wood Pig at work and in love
At work, the Wood element is usually linked with planning, teaching and collaborative building. Wood-year people are often described as good at seeing how a team could grow and at nurturing the people inside it, which suits roles in education, design, community work, healthcare and any field with a long horizon. They tend to prefer cooperation over rivalry. The traditional warning is about scope: a Wood stem can start more ventures than it can finish, so firm priorities and honest deadlines usually serve it well.
Generosity is almost a working method for the Wood Pig. Hospitality, community development, charity fundraising, food co-operatives and team-based creative work are frequently suggested, because goodwill and shared effort pay off there. It brings people together easily and tends to trust colleagues until given good reason not to. A sensible friend who reads the small print protects that trust. Behind the front door, the Wood Pig is affectionate, easy-going and happiest with a crowded table and a pot of something warming on the stove. It wants sincerity and someone who relishes a full house. Problems arise from over-giving: lending time, money or the spare room so freely that its own household feels stretched.
Wood Pig years and dates
The table from 1924 to 2044 holds 2 Wood Pig years: 1935, starting Feb 4 and 1995, starting Jan 31. Because the year begins at Lunar New Year, a birthday in January or early February needs checking: in 1935 anyone born before Feb 4 is a Wood Dog, not a Wood Pig. It takes sixty years for the Wood stem and the Pig branch to coincide again, which is why the same pairing marks grandparents and grandchildren rather than siblings. Every Wood Pig year is Yin, matching the Pig's own polarity.
In the sexagenary calendar this is the Yi-Hai year, the Wood stem Yi with the Pig's branch Hai. Births just before each new year fall in the Wood Dog year (before February 4, 1935) and the Wood Dog year (before January 31, 1995), and births in the weeks after each Wood Pig year ends belong to the Fire Rat. The new year itself fell on a Monday in 1935 and Tuesday in 1995.
Growth edges and compatibility for the Wood Pig
Discernment is the quality that protects a Wood Pig's generosity. Pausing before agreeing to loans, favours or new commitments, and asking what is actually being requested, prevents them from being taken advantage of. Moderation in food, drink and spending keeps their love of pleasure from becoming a burden. Wood Pigs often flourish in hospitality, community organising and teaching, where warmth is a professional asset. Friends with a sharper, more sceptical eye can offer useful perspective. When generosity is guided by judgement, Wood Pigs create warm, lasting communities around them. Their open hand is precious; it simply needs a watchful eye beside it.
For relationships, the classical structures belong to the animal rather than the element, so the Wood Pig shares the Pig's San He trine with the Rabbit and Goat (the Wood trine), its Liu He bond with the Tiger, and its Liu Chong clash with the Snake. The element adds a second layer: another Wood sign shares this year element, while partners whose year element feeds Wood in the generating cycle are often described as supportive.
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Frequently asked questions
What years are Wood Pig years?
Between 1924 and 2044: 1935 (from February 4, 1935) and 1995 (from January 31, 1995). Each lasts until the day before the next Lunar New Year.
What is the Wood Pig's element relationship?
The year element is Wood and the Pig's fixed element is Water; in the five-element cycles water generates Wood. Readings use that relationship to describe how easily the two sides of the sign sit together.
Which animals are most compatible with the Wood Pig?
Traditionally the Rabbit and Goat (San He) and the Tiger (Liu He). The Snake is the Liu Chong clash. These pairings depend on the animal, whatever the element.
What is the Wood Pig called in the Chinese calendar?
Yi-Hai. In almanacs and Four Pillars charts each year is named by its heavenly stem, here the Wood stem Yi, followed by its earthly branch, here Hai for the Pig, so the name pins down both halves of the combination at once.
How is the Wood Pig different from other Pigs?
All Pigs share generosity, sincerity and warmth. The Wood year element changes the tone: wood is the element of spring and of things that grow, so a Wood year is traditionally said to lend any animal a generous, expansive streak.
Last updated October 23, 2026. Awaiting editorial review. Numerology and astrology are interpretive traditions for reflection, not predictions.