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Wood Rabbit in Chinese Astrology: Personality, Years and Compatibility
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In Chinese astrology, the Wood Rabbit is the Rabbit born in a Wood year, one of five versions of the fourth animal. It combines the Rabbit's gentleness with Wood's qualities. Wood Rabbit years between 1924 and 2044 are 1975 and 2035. The Rabbit's fixed element is Wood.
Key facts
| Year element · animal · polarity | Wood · Rabbit · Yin |
|---|---|
| Stem-branch name | Yi-Mao |
| Years (each starts at Lunar New Year) | 1975 (Feb 11, 1975 – Jan 30, 1976); 2035 (Feb 8, 2035 – Jan 27, 2036) |
| Rabbit's fixed element | Wood · Wood year element matches the fixed element |
| San He trine | Rabbit, Goat, Pig (Wood) |
| Liu He · Liu Chong · Liu Hai | Dog · Rooster · Dragon |
The Wood Rabbit personality
Of all five Rabbits, the Wood Rabbit is the one whose year stem simply echoes its own nature, because the Rabbit's fixed element is Wood. Classical sources picture this as gentleness in full leaf: kind, artistic, cooperative and deeply attached to harmony. Wood Rabbits are commonly described as generous hosts and peacemakers who notice when someone at the table feels left out. Their taste tends towards the beautiful and the well made, and they often have a gift for crafts, gardens or interiors. With no opposing element to sharpen it, the doubled Wood can leave them pliable. They may bend to the strongest opinion in the room, agree to plans they privately dislike, or give so freely that others start to take it for granted.
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. Classical descriptions link it with kindness, idealism and a talent for cooperation: Wood people are often pictured as the ones who start community projects, mentor younger colleagues and believe that most situations can improve with patience and goodwill. The element also carries a strong sense of fairness and a dislike of waste. Its shadow side, according to most readings, is overextension. Like a plant reaching in every direction, a Wood-year person may take on too much, trust too readily or struggle to say no when a cause seems worthwhile.
Wood Rabbit 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.
Gentle diplomacy and an eye for beauty make the Wood Rabbit a gift to any team that must agree on something. Readings associate it with interior design, people management, horticulture, editing and arts administration, roles where taste and tact both matter. It works best in calm surroundings among colleagues who value courtesy, and loud rivalries drain it quickly. With loved ones, the Wood Rabbit is affectionate and generous, often the person who remembers favourite biscuits and arranges cosy evenings with candles and board games. It asks for reassurance and a peaceful home. Strain usually grows out of its reluctance to refuse: it agrees to too many favours, then withdraws quietly when exhausted rather than admitting it needs a rest.
Wood Rabbit years and dates
Between 1924 and 2044 the Wood Rabbit years are 1975 (February 11, 1975 to January 30, 1976) and 2035 (February 8, 2035 to January 27, 2036). Because the year begins at Lunar New Year, a birthday in January or early February needs checking: in 1975 anyone born before Feb 11 is a Wood Tiger, not a Wood Rabbit. The combination returns every sixty years, since five elements cycle through twelve animals and only meet the same pairing again after five rounds of the zodiac. Every Wood Rabbit year is Yin, matching the Rabbit's own polarity.
Chinese almanacs call the combination Yi-Mao, joining the heavenly stem Yi to the earthly branch Mao. Births just before each new year fall in the Wood Tiger year (before February 11, 1975) and the Wood Tiger year (before February 8, 2035), and births in the weeks after each Wood Rabbit year ends belong to the Fire Dragon. The new year itself fell on a Tuesday in 1975 and Thursday in 2035.
Growth edges and compatibility for the Wood Rabbit
A Wood Rabbit's main task is finding a backbone that does not cost it its softness. Practising small, clear refusals, and noticing the relief that follows, tends to build the habit. Writing down personal priorities before a negotiation or family discussion can stop the urge to smooth things over at their own expense. Wood Rabbits also flourish when they have something growing under their care, whether a garden, a student or a long creative project, because it gives their kindness a direction. Friends who are frank but gentle suit them best. Over time, many find that a firm boundary actually protects the harmony they value so much.
For relationships, the classical structures belong to the animal rather than the element, so the Wood Rabbit shares the Rabbit's San He trine with the Goat and Pig (the Wood trine), its Liu He bond with the Dog, and its Liu Chong clash with the Rooster. 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 Rabbit years?
Between 1924 and 2044: 1975 (from February 11, 1975) and 2035 (from February 8, 2035). Each lasts until the day before the next Lunar New Year.
What is the Wood Rabbit's element relationship?
The year element is Wood and the Rabbit's fixed element is Wood; in the five-element cycles wood year element matches the fixed element. Readings use that relationship to describe how easily the two sides of the sign sit together.
Which animals are most compatible with the Wood Rabbit?
Traditionally the Goat and Pig (San He) and the Dog (Liu He). The Rooster is the Liu Chong clash. These pairings depend on the animal, whatever the element.
What is the Wood Rabbit called in the Chinese calendar?
Yi-Mao. 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 Mao for the Rabbit, so the name pins down both halves of the combination at once.
How is the Wood Rabbit different from other Rabbits?
All Rabbits share gentleness, tact and refined taste. 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.