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Rat in 2008, Ox in 2009, Tiger in 2010…and if you are wondering what Chinese year is 2012, it is Ren Chen, commonly known as the year of the “Water Dragon”.

Here is a list of the recent Chinese years since 2000:

• The Chinese year 2000 was Geng Chen or Metal Dragon

• The Chinese year 2001 was Yin Si or Metal snake

• The Chinese year 2002 was Ren Wu or Water Horse

• The Chinese year 2003 was Gui Wei or Water goat

• The Chinese year 2004 was Jia Shen or Wood Monkey

• The Chinese year 2005 was Yi You or Wood Rooster

• The Chinese year 2006 was Bing Xu or Fire Dog

• The Chinese year 2007 was Ding Hai or Fire Pig

• The Chinese year 2008 was Wu Zi or Earth rat

• The Chinese year 2009 was Ji Chou or Earth ox

• The Chinese year 2010 was Geng Yin or Metal Tiger 

• The Chinese year 2011 was Xin Mao or Metal Rabbit 

Present and future Chinese years:

• The Chinese year 2012 is Ren Chen or Water Dragon

• The Chinese year 2013 will be Gui Si or Water Snake

• The Chinese year 2014 will be Jia Wu or Wood horse

• The Chinese year 2015 will be Yi Wei or Wood goat

• The Chinese year 2016 will be Bing Shen or Fire Monkey

• The Chinese year 2017 will be Ding You or Fire Rooster

• The Chinese year 2018 will be Wu Wu or Earth Dog

• The Chinese year 2019 will be Ji Hai or Earth Pig

• The Chinese year 2020 will be Geng Zi or Metal rat