1987: Year of the Fire Rabbit (丁卯 dīngmǎo)

People born in 1987 belong to the year of the Fire Rabbit - the 丁卯 year of the traditional sixty-year cycle. This exact combination returns only once every 60 years.

> Born in January or early February 1987? In the classical reckoning the zodiac year begins at Li Chun (立春 lichun), February 4, 1987 - not on January 1. If you were born before that date, you belong to the previous year: the Fire Tiger of 1986. (Folk usage often counts from Chinese New Year instead, January 29, 1987 that year - both conventions are real; the BaZi tradition uses Li Chun. Our calculator handles this for you.)

The Rabbit in the Fire year

The tradition reads the Rabbit as the gentle diplomat: tactful, gracious, winning the room without raising its voice. Folk tellings give the Rabbit a fine eye for beauty and comfort; it makes any space feel softer within the hour. The classical sketch adds prudence: the Rabbit is said to check the exits kindly, then relax completely.

The Fire Rabbit is read as tact with sparkle: warmer, more expressive, the Rabbit most likely to charm the whole room.

Who the tradition pairs you with

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

Other Rabbit years

1939 (Earth Rabbit), 1951 (Metal Rabbit), 1963 (Water Rabbit), 1975 (Wood Rabbit), 1999 (Earth Rabbit), 2011 (Metal Rabbit), 2023 (Water Rabbit), 2035 (Wood Rabbit). Same animal, different element - the tradition reads each differently.

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