What Chinese zodiac is 2001?

2001 is the year of the Metal Snake (辛巳). Its sound element is White Wax Metal, which belongs to Metal.

What are the lucky colours for people born in 2001?

For the Metal element: white, grey, silver, plus the supporting Earth colours yellow, earthy brown. Go easy on red, pink, orange, purple, the colours of Fire, which restrains Metal.

Who is the Snake most compatible with?

The Snake forms a harmony trio with the Rooster and Ox and a secret-friend pair with the Monkey. Its opposite is the Pig.

I was born in January or early February 2001. Which animal am I?

The 2001 lunar year began on 24 January 2001. If you were born before that, you belong to 2000, the Dragon. Bazi (Four Pillars) switches years at Li Chun, around 4 February.

Born in 2001: the Metal Snake — element, lucky colours, best matches

Year pillar: 辛巳
Animal: Snake
Sound element: White Wax Metal
Yin / Yang: Yin Metal

Element and character

White Wax Metal: pure, and shines once it has been refined. The year stem is Yin Metal, and the Snake is deep and private, intuitive, and thinks before moving.

The year's stem and the sound element are both Metal, so the character is consistent: what you think is what you do.

Your birth year is one pillar of four.

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Lucky colours and colours to limit

Your element's colours: white, grey, silver
Supporting colours (Earth feeds Metal): yellow, earthy brown
Go easy on (Fire restrains Metal): red, pink, orange, purple

Colours by sound element are a popular Vietnamese and Chinese custom. Treat them as a gentle guide; a full Bazi chart may call for a different element than the year alone.

Best matches and hardest matches

RoosterHarmony trio: same wavelength
OxHarmony trio: same wavelength
MonkeySecret friend: quietly supportive
PigOpposite: big differences, needs give and take
TigerHarm pair: prone to misunderstandings

Clashing animals are not a reason to avoid someone; they show where two people need more understanding. For a real answer, compare both full charts.

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Best directions for men and women

Men born in 2001

Kua number 8

Southwest, Northwest, West and Northeast

Women born in 2001

Kua number 7

Northwest, Southwest, Northeast and West

Kua numbers use the solar year, which turns around 4 February. If you were born before that, use the year before. Work out your Kua from your exact birthday

The Metal Snake in 2027

The Snake has no special harmony or clash with the Goat, so 2027, the year of the Fire Goat is fairly neutral: your own chart matters more than the year animal.

Questions people ask

What Chinese zodiac is 2001?: 2001 is the year of the Metal Snake (辛巳). Its sound element is White Wax Metal, which belongs to Metal.
What are the lucky colours for people born in 2001?: For the Metal element: white, grey, silver, plus the supporting Earth colours yellow, earthy brown. Go easy on red, pink, orange, purple, the colours of Fire, which restrains Metal.
Who is the Snake most compatible with?: The Snake forms a harmony trio with the Rooster and Ox and a secret-friend pair with the Monkey. Its opposite is the Pig.
I was born in January or early February 2001. Which animal am I?: The 2001 lunar year began on 24 January 2001. If you were born before that, you belong to 2000, the Dragon. Bazi (Four Pillars) switches years at Li Chun, around 4 February.

Tiếng Việt: Sinh năm 2001

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