Why are there no cats in the Chinese zodiac?The Chinese zodiac is the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog, and pig.
Although cats are not one of the 12 Chinese zodiac animals, cats have an important status and symbolic significance in Chinese culture. In the Chinese zodiac, except for the rat and the pig, the other ten animals were all representative animals in Chinese traditional culture. The cat was classified as one of the "four gods", namely the rat, the ox, the tiger and the rabbit.
Although cats were not part of the Chinese zodiac, they had an important status and symbolic significance in Chinese culture.
Twelve Chinese Zodiac nicknamesThe nicknames of the twelve zodiac animals were as follows:
Rat: Son God, Shejun, Night Mozi, Home Deer, Rat, Brocade Rat, Flying Rat
Cattle: Native animals, dungeons, old cattle, Ruzi cattle
Tiger: Mountain Lord, Yutu, Big Bug, Paper Tiger, Smiling Tiger
[Rabbit: Jade Rabbit, Moon Essence, Moon Virtue, Bright Vision, Little White Rabbit, Gangster Rabbit]
Dragons: Scaled ones are called flood dragons, winged ones are called Yinglong, horned ones are called horned dragons, hornless ones are called horned dragons, the head of the four spirits, small white dragons, and river dragons.
Snakes: Dragon, Long Worm, Green Snake, Viper, Beauty Snake, Cobra
Horse: Horse, Mare, Colt, Pony, Gelding, Flying Yellow, Jade Dragon, Eight Feet Dragon, Thousand Li Horse, Horse Cannon
Sheep: Dan Gen, Zhen Lang, Juan Lou, Xia Yang, Bai Sha Long, Song Shan Jun, Scapegoat, Pleasant Goat, Beautiful Goat, Lazy Goat
Monkey: Yu, Guoran, Du, Marmoset, Golden Monkey, Sharp Mouth Monkey
Chickens: Sichen, Shiye, Sye, Deqin, Dashao Chicken, Da Ming Chicken, Hen, Boy Scout
[Dogs: Dog, Uncle Jackal, Ground Sheep, Han Lu, Pug, Lackey, Loyal Dog]
Pig: Pig, Yin Zhong, Tang Ang, Black Face Lang, Black Lord, Pig, Pig, Pig Pig, Pig Page, Big Fatty, Pig Treasure Ring
What is the 12 Animals of Chinese Zodiac Story?The Chinese zodiac story is about twelve animals competing to be part of the zodiac cycle. Legend has it that the Jade Emperor decided to select twelve animals to represent the years. The rat tricked the ox into carrying it across the river and then jumped off at the last minute to be first. Then came the ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog, and pig in order. Each animal is believed to have certain characteristics associated with it.