Born in 2003: the Water Goat

Willow Wood: soft, graceful and adaptable. The year stem is Yin Water, and the Goat is kind and sensitive, artistic and loyal to family.

The Water stem feeds the Wood element: there is a quiet inner source that keeps what you show the world going.

• Your element's colours: green
• Supporting colours (Water feeds Wood): black, blue
• Go easy on (Metal restrains Wood): white, grey, silver

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.

• PigHarmony trio: same wavelength
• RabbitHarmony trio: same wavelength
• HorseSecret friend: quietly supportive
• OxOpposite: big differences, needs give and take
• RatHarm 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.

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

2027, the year of the Fire Goat is your own animal's year. Traditionally it is a year to go steady: look after your health and avoid rushed decisions.

What Chinese zodiac is 2003?

2003 is the year of the Water Goat (癸未). Its sound element is Willow Wood, which belongs to Wood.

What are the lucky colours for people born in 2003?

For the Wood element: green, plus the supporting Water colours black, blue. Go easy on white, grey, silver, the colours of Metal, which restrains Wood.

Who is the Goat most compatible with?

The Goat forms a harmony trio with the Pig and Rabbit and a secret-friend pair with the Horse. Its opposite is the Ox.

I was born in January or early February 2003. Which animal am I?

The 2003 lunar year began on 1 February 2003. If you were born before that, you belong to 2002, the Horse. Bazi (Four Pillars) switches years at Li Chun, around 4 February.