1941: Year of the Metal Snake (辛巳 xīnsì)

People born in 1941 belong to the year of the Metal Snake - the 辛巳 year of the traditional sixty-year cycle. This exact combination returns only once every 60 years.

> Born in January or early February 1941? In the classical reckoning the zodiac year begins at Li Chun (立春 lichun), February 4, 1941 - not on January 1. If you were born before that date, you belong to the previous year: the Metal Dragon of 1940. (Folk usage often counts from Chinese New Year instead, January 27, 1941 that year - both conventions are real; the BaZi tradition uses Li Chun. Our calculator handles this for you.)

The Snake in the Metal year

The tradition reads the Snake as quiet depth: says little, misses less. Folk tellings give the Snake elegance and patience; it waits beautifully and moves once. The classical sketch adds wisdom held privately: the Snake is said to know more than it will ever volunteer.

The Metal Snake is sketched as the finest edge on the wheel: precise, discerning, quietly formidable.

Who the tradition pairs you with

The Snake's natural allies are its trine partners, Rooster, Ox, and its quiet ally (六合 liuhe) is the Monkey. The tradition treats the Pig as the Snake's opposite - the clash pair (相沖 xiangchong). The full picture: Chinese zodiac compatibility.

Other Snake years

1953 (Water Snake), 1965 (Wood Snake), 1977 (Fire Snake), 1989 (Earth Snake), 2001 (Metal Snake), 2013 (Water Snake), 2025 (Wood Snake). Same animal, different element - the tradition reads each differently.

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