The 12 Korean Zodiac Animals (Tti)
In Korea your zodiac animal, tti (띠), comes from the earthly branch of your birth year. The twelve animals repeat every twelve years, and in saju (Four Pillars of Destiny) the year changes at Ipchun (立春, around February 4) — not on January 1 or Lunar New Year.
Each page covers the traditional personality picture, compatibility through the three harmonies, six harmonies, clashes and wonjin pairs, and a birth-year table. Read it as cultural lore for fun — your full saju has eight characters, not just one animal.
🐭Rat子 · Year of the RatThe Rat is ja (子), the first earthly branch: deep winter, midnight and the first stirring of a new cycle. Here is the Korean reading of Rat personality and matches, plus what the 2027 Year of the Red Goat means for Rats.🐮Ox丑 · Year of the OxThe Ox is chuk (丑), the second earthly branch: frozen winter soil that quietly holds the seeds of spring. Here is the Korean reading of Ox personality and matches, and why 2027, the Year of the Red Goat, is a year of movement for Oxen.🐯Tiger寅 · Year of the TigerThe Tiger is in (寅), the third earthly branch and the first month of spring: young Wood pushing up through thawing ground. Here is the Korean reading of the Tiger, Korea's favourite animal, and what 2027, the Year of the Red Goat, holds.🐰Rabbit卯 · Year of the RabbitThe Rabbit is myo (卯), the fourth earthly branch: mid-spring, sunrise and tender green leaves. Here is the Korean reading of Rabbit personality and matches, and why 2027, the Year of the Red Goat, is both a harmony year and the end of samjae.🐲Dragon辰 · Year of the DragonThe Dragon is jin (辰), the fifth earthly branch: late spring, rain-soaked earth and the only mythical creature in the cycle. Here is the Korean reading of Dragon personality and matches, and what 2027, the Year of the Red Goat, means for Dragons.🐍Snake巳 · Year of the SnakeThe Snake is sa (巳), the sixth earthly branch: the start of summer and Fire gathering strength. Here is the Korean reading of Snake personality and matches, the household guardian snake of Korean folklore, and what 2027, the Year of the Red Goat, brings.🐴Horse午 · Year of the HorseThe Horse is o (午), the seventh earthly branch: high noon, midsummer and Fire at its peak. 2026 was the Year of the Red Horse, and 2027, the Year of the Red Goat, is its six-harmony partner. Here is the Korean reading of Horse personality and matches.🐑Goat未 · Year of the GoatThe Goat is mi (未), the eighth earthly branch: hot, dry earth at the very end of summer. 2027 is the Year of the Red Goat (丁未), so here is the Korean view of Goat personality, matches, and what a home year means.🐵Monkey申 · Year of the MonkeyThe Monkey is sin (申), the ninth earthly branch: early autumn and Metal taking shape. Here is the Korean reading of Monkey personality and matches, what 2027, the Year of the Red Goat, brings, and why the 2028 Monkey year only begins at Ipchun.🐔Rooster酉 · Year of the RoosterThe Rooster is yu (酉), the tenth earthly branch: mid-autumn, sunset and Metal at its most refined. Here is the Korean reading of Rooster personality and matches, the five virtues of the rooster, and what 2027, the Year of the Red Goat, brings.🐶Dog戌 · Year of the DogThe Dog is sul (戌), the eleventh earthly branch: late autumn, dusk and dry earth that guards the embers of the year. Here is the Korean reading of Dog personality and matches, Korea's guardian dogs, and what 2027, the Year of the Red Goat, means for Dogs.🐷Pig亥 · Year of the PigThe Pig is hae (亥), the twelfth and last earthly branch: early winter, deep night and Water gathering quietly. Here is the Korean reading of Pig personality and matches, the famous lucky pig dream, and why 2027, the Year of the Red Goat, ends the Pig's samjae.