Chinese Birth Year Spinner
Spin the Chinese Birth Year Spinner to match a birth year with its Chinese zodiac animal. The birth year animal is... Mouse, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, or Pig, with Years and a short story. A birthday before Lunar New Year belongs to the previous animal.
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How to Play Chinese Birth Year Spinner
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Click the wheel to discover a birth year animal!
Spin the wheel to match a birth year with its Chinese zodiac animal. The Chinese Birth Year Spinner is ready when the page opens. Click the wheel to discover a birth year animal!
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The birth year animal is...
Watch the wheel slow down. The card says The birth year animal is... and then the animal name.
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Animal and Years
Read the Animal, the Years, and the story under YOUR ANIMAL! A birthday before Lunar New Year belongs to the previous animal.
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Find a year!
Find a year! Click the wheel to discover a birth year animal! again whenever you want another animal.
Key Features
12 animals on the Chinese Birth Year Spinner: Mouse, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig
Each stop shows Animal and Years
A traditional race story for every animal
The same animal picture on the wheel and in the result
A reminder that a birthday before Lunar New Year belongs to the previous animal
What is Chinese Birth Year Spinner?
Chinese Birth Year Spinner is a courtyard wheel of the 12 Chinese zodiac animals. Click the wheel to discover a birth year animal! When it stops, The birth year animal is... one of Mouse, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, or Pig. The card shows the Animal, the Years, and the traditional race story. A birthday before Lunar New Year belongs to the previous animal.
Why use Chinese Birth Year Spinner?
Frequently Asked Questions
Which animals are on the Chinese Birth Year Spinner?
The wheel has 12, in order: Mouse, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig. Mouse is the year many English lists call the Rat. Goat is also called Sheep or Ram.
What do Animal and Years mean?
Animal is the zodiac animal on the slice. Years lists recent birth years for that animal, such as 2008, 2020, and 2032 for Mouse.
Why might my January birthday use the previous animal?
A birthday before Lunar New Year belongs to the previous animal. Chinese New Year falls in late January or February, so a birthday early in the calendar year can belong to the animal of the year before.
Does the Chinese Birth Year Spinner start on its own?
The courtyard and the wheel are ready right away. Click the wheel to discover a birth year animal! Music starts on that first click and follows the sound button.
