1952: Year of the Water Dragon (壬辰 rénchén)

People born in 1952 belong to the year of the Water Dragon - the 壬辰 year of the traditional sixty-year cycle. This exact combination returns only once every 60 years.

> Born in January or early February 1952? In the classical reckoning the zodiac year begins at Li Chun (立春 lichun), February 5, 1952 - not on January 1. If you were born before that date, you belong to the previous year: the Metal Rabbit of 1951. (Folk usage often counts from Chinese New Year instead, January 27, 1952 that year - both conventions are real; the BaZi tradition uses Li Chun. Our calculator handles this for you.)

The Dragon in the Water year

The tradition reads the Dragon as the vivid one: confident, magnetic, born expecting the story to be large. Folk tellings make the Dragon the only mythical animal on the wheel, and read its bearers as carrying a little of that scale. The classical sketch adds generosity: the Dragon's ambition is warm-blooded, happiest when it lifts the whole room.

The Water Dragon is read as the listening Dragon: the same large story, told with patience and depth.

Who the tradition pairs you with

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

Other Dragon years

1940 (Metal Dragon), 1964 (Wood Dragon), 1976 (Fire Dragon), 1988 (Earth Dragon), 2000 (Metal Dragon), 2012 (Water Dragon), 2024 (Wood Dragon). Same animal, different element - the tradition reads each differently.

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