Rat Years If you were born in a year of the Rat, you are a Rat. The Rat's Personality: Quick-Witted, Resourceful... Chinese zodiac: year of the rat Rats are quick-witted, resourceful, versatile, kind, smart, and lovely. With strong intuition and quick responses, Rats always easily adapt themselves to a new environment. With rich imaginations and sharp observations, they can take advantage of various opportunities well. Rats have strong curiosity, so they tend to try their hands at anything, and they can deal with tasks skillfully. Ladies belonging to the Rat zodiac sign are pretty, smart, and lovely. They have quick minds and dexterous hands and can learn anything. Due to a lack of courage, as well as good command skills, Rats are not capable as leaders. Opportunistic and picky as Rats are, they do not have broad minds, but a narrow view. You can use our "Find Your Chinese Zodiac Sign" tool to find your zodiac animal sign or see the table below. Rat Year When Type of Pig 1924 February 5, 1924 – January 23, 1925, Wood Rat 1936 January 24, 1936 – February 10, 1937, Fire Rat 1948 February 10, 1948 – January 28, 1949, Earth Rat 1960 January 28, 1960 – February 14, 1961, Gold Rat 1972 February 15, 1972 – February 2, 1973, Water Rat 1984 February 2, 1984 – February 19, 1985, Wood Rat 1996 February 19, 1996 – February 6, 1997, Fire Rat 2008 February 7, 2008 – January 25, 2009, Earth Rat 2020 January 25, 2020 – February 11, 2021, Gold Rat Things that will bring Rats luck: Lucky numbers: 2, 3, and numbers containing them (like 23 and 32) Lucky days: the 4th and 13th of every Chinese lunar month Lucky colors: blue, gold, green Lucky flowers: lily, African violet Lucky direction: west, northwest, and southwest Lucky months: the 2nd, 5th and 9th Chinese lunar months Things that Rats should avoid: Unlucky color: yellow, brown Unlucky numbers: 5 and 9 Unlucky direction: south and southeast Unlucky months: the 4th, 10th, and 12th Chinese lunar months