1938 Chinese zodiac
This lunar year is the Yang Earth Tiger. Its lunar year begins January 31, 1938 and ends February 18, 1939; birthdays before the start date remain in the Ox year.
What is the 1938 Chinese zodiac sign?
The complete sign is Yang Earth Tiger, written 戊寅. The animal supplies the brave, magnetic, and action-oriented archetype, while Earth adds stability, care, practicality, integration to the traditional reading.
Anyone born from January 31, 1938 through February 18, 1939 has this popular birth-year sign. A Gregorian birthday earlier than January 31, 1938 belongs to the Fire Ox year instead.
1938 Chinese zodiac dates
Lunar New Year divides the Gregorian year. This timeline shows where the Tiger sign begins and why January or early-February birthdays require a complete date.
January 1 – January 30
January 31, 1938 – February 18, 1939
1938 Tiger personality
The Tiger brings motion to the cycle. Traditional descriptions emphasize courage, independence, and an instinct to confront problems directly, especially when someone vulnerable needs defending.
Earth influence
Earth receives, organizes, and supports. In a zodiac combination it adds realism, patience, and concern for lasting security.
Earth helps an animal sign translate instinct into practical structures and dependable routines. Too much Earth may become cautious or fixed. New information and movement prevent stability from becoming stagnation.
1938 Chinese zodiac compatibility
Pig is the secret friend; Horse and Dog share the same trine; Monkey is opposite. These are broad year-sign patterns, not relationship predictions.
Meaning of the 1938 Chinese zodiac
This year sign combines the animal’s established cultural image with the movement associated with Earth. The tiger is a protective image in Chinese art and folklore. Its markings were compared with the character 王, meaning king, reinforcing its reputation for authority and protective power.
In an element reading, Earth emphasizes stability, care, practicality, integration. The result is not a scientific personality type, and people born in the same lunar year remain individuals shaped by family, society, experience, and choice.
Use this page as a calendar reference first and a folklore guide second. The complete Earth Tiger profile explores the combination across all recurring years, while the Tiger animal page compares all five element versions.
1938 Chinese zodiac FAQ
Always compare the birthday with Lunar New Year before assigning the Gregorian year’s main animal.
What animal is the 1938 Chinese zodiac?
1938 is the Year of the Tiger for birthdays from January 31, 1938 through February 18, 1939. Birthdays before January 31, 1938 belong to the preceding Ox year.
What element is 1938?
1938 carries the Earth element in its Yang form, producing the complete Yang Earth Tiger sign.
Is everyone born in 1938 a Tiger?
No. People born before Lunar New Year on January 31, 1938 belong to the preceding Ox lunar year.