2025 Chinese Horoscope Tiger Characteristics, Personalitiy & Compatibility

Years of The Tiger

People born in 1902, 1914, 1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010, 2022, 2034, 2046, 2058, and 2070 have the characteristics and personalities of the Chinese Horoscope Tiger. Chinese zodiac signs combine Five Elements and 12 animals. The Five Elements are The Five Elements are Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water, which are associated with the colors Green, Red, Brown, White, and Black, respectively. Therefore, we can break down the Chinese Horoscope Tiger signs into five groups. Each group has different traits, personalities and the compatibilities.

Green Wood Tiger: 1914, 1974, 2034
Red Fire Tiger: 1926, 1986, 2046
Brown Earth Tiger: 1938, 1998, 2058
White Metal Tiger: 1950, 2010, 2070
Black Water Tiger: 1902, 1962, 2022

Tiger of 2002 Characteristics and Traits

Tiger's Characteristics and Personalities

Tiger becomes the king of the animals in China. Tigers are carnivores and have to look for their prey. Tiger's personality is domineering, ambitious, confident, arbitrary, persistent, ferocious, bold, resolute, unyielding, dictatorial, adventurous, and full of self-confidence.

Tigers are powerful sprinters and good predators. Besides dragon, Tigers eat rodents, buffalos, rabbits, lizards, snakes, horses, goats, monkeys, chickens, wild dogs, and boars. But they need to walk for long distances for the next meal. They need to maintain their control over their territories by continuously patrolling them. They are usually solitary, not gregarious, and difficult to get along with other Tigers.

Tigers don't like hot weather. Tigers like to rest under the tree and enter the water to cool themselves. Tigers are good swimmers and capable of traversing lakes and crossing rivers to pursue their prey. Tigers have night vision and are mostly active at night. Tigers hunt during the night. In Chinese Horoscope, the Tiger Hour is from 3 a.m. to 5 a.m. Tiger's perosonalities are aggressive, brave, fiery, short-tempered, cautious, rebellious, selfish, unpredictable, thoughtful, calculated.

Tiger's people are proud and dignified. They set high expectations or goals for themselves to achieve perfection. Their concentration and efforts are very persistent. Also, They are serious and active about their work. Therefore, they can become outstanding leaders.Therefore, they can become outstanding leaders.

Tiger's people enjoy leadership and responsibilities at work and home. They like to be accepted and be at the center of attention. They need lots of attention from other people in their social life. Tiger's people are good at associating with different people by creating an intellectual atmosphere.

Tiger's people deal with life through their intuitions. They move confidently along their feelings or instincts. Tiger's people are very impractical about life, as they are not easily satisfied. Their expectations keep growing, which creates a lot of worries for them. Tiger's people have trouble compromising or accepting other peoples’ ideas as something is against their intuition.

Tiger's Characteristics of Five Elements

Tiger contains Yang-Wood, Yang-Fire, and Yang-Earth. Yang-Wood is the tall tree, Yang-Fire is the sun, and Yang-Earth is the mountain. That implies Tiger is a tall tree on the mountain under the sun. Tiger stands on the top of the mountain; Tiger is the king of the mountain.

According to the element of Yang-Wood, the characteristics of Tiger are growing, impulsive, confident, reputable, prudent, stubborn, and responsible.

According to the element of Yang-Fire, the characteristics of Tiger are enlightened, straightforward, optimistic, sophisticated, hasty, talkative, extreme, explosive, active, impatient, and ambitious.

According to the element of Yang-Earth, the characteristics of Tiger are steady, serious, stable, confident, stubborn, subjective, passive, inflexible, and boring.

Because Five Elements have different characteristics, people born in different Tiger years have different personalities.

Wood Tiger are sympathetic, vigorous, humanitarian, sensitive, thoughtful, and stubborn.
Fire Tiger are affectionate, short-tempered, daring, and reckless.
Earth Tiger are stubborn, steady, serious, stable, and confident.
Metal Tiger are cautious, bold, fiery, violent, brave, and rebellious.
Water Tiger are calm, calculated, balanced, and intelligent.

Compatibility, Love Relationship, Marriage

Tigers are usually solitary in their territories. They are not gregarious; not good social animals. The most compatible zodiacs with Tiger are Horse, Dog, Rabbit, Pig, and Ox. The next compatible zodiacs with Tiger are Dragon, Rat, Rooster, and Goat. Tiger's incompatible zodiacs are Monkey, Snake, and Tiger

Rat has a good relationship with the element Earth of Tiger. Rat likes to serve the Tiger and Rat knows how to please the Tiger.
Ox has multiple hidden love relationships with Tiger. When arguing something, both of them might be stubborn.
Two Tigers cannot share the same territory. One mountain is not allowed two tigers to habitat.
Rabbit has an attractive relationship with Tiger in association with Wood. Rabbit likes to follow the Tiger. The Rabbit will appreciate the leader's protection.
Dragon and Tiger respect each other in association with Wood. Tiger is the king of the mountain and Dragon dominates the sky.
Snake and Tiger have a hurting relationship. Tiger and Snake are strong rivals in competition. Snake may have continuous conflicts with Tiger without resolutions.
Horse has an attractive relationship with Tiger in association with Fire. The Horse is the most trustworthy and reliable partner for Tiger.
Goat has a good relationship with the element Wood of Tiger. Tiger likes to stay in the Goat's territory. Tiger and Goat can be good neighbors.
Rooster has a good relationship with the element Fire of Tiger. Tiger is attracted to the beauty of the Rooster. Rooster knows how to calm Tiger.
Monkey and Tiger have a fighting relationship. Tiger doesn't like the naughty Monkey. The Monkey could cheat Tiger. Monkey is not a reliable partner for Tiger.
Dog has a good relationship with Tiger because of Fire. The Dog will protect Tiger and be loyal to Tiger.
Pig has a love relationship with Tiger in association with Wood. Tiger might need to give up something to welcome Pig.

Tiger's Compatibility by Five Elements

Tigers can disqunished by Five Elements. They have different personalities; thee most compatible zodiacs with them will be different.

Wood Tiger is compatible with Earth Pig, Water Horse, Earth Rabbit, Water Pig, Water Rabbit, Fire Horse, Earth Ox, Fire Pig, and Fire Rabbit
Fire Tiger is compatible with Metal Pig, Metal Rabbit, Wood Horse, Earth Horse, Wood Pig, Wood Rabbit, Wood Ox, Earth Pig, Earth Rabbit.
Earth Tiger is compatible with Wood Horse, Fire Horse, Fire Pig, Fire Rabbit, Fire Ox, Metal Pig, Metal Rabbit, and etc.
Metal Tiger is compatible with Wood Pig, Wood Rabbit, Wood Ox, Water Horse, Earth Horse, Water Pig, Water Rabbit, Earth Pig, and Earth Rabit.
Water Tiger is compatible with Fire Pig, Fire Rabbit, Wood Pig, Wood Horse, Wood Rabbit, Metal Hore, Metal Pig, Metal Rabbit, and Fire Ox.

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