2023 Chinese Zodiac: Water Rabbit

Water Rabbit personality

Gentle, elegant and diplomatic.

The Rabbit, known as the Cat in Vietnamese tradition, is the fourth animal of the zodiac and stands for gentleness, grace and good fortune. Rabbits are kind, artistic and sensitive to atmosphere.

Water years add intuition, adaptability and empathy. Water people tend to be thoughtful, diplomatic and perceptive.

Strengths: Kind and gentle, Artistic and refined, Diplomatic, Good listener, Resilient. Watch for: Avoids conflict, Overly sensitive, Indecisive, Can be timid, Dislikes change.

Read the full Rabbit guide for love, career and compatibility.

Born early in 2023?

The Chinese zodiac follows the lunisolar calendar, so a January or February birth often belongs to the previous animal. In 2023, Chinese New Year fell on January 22, 2023. Anyone born before that date is a Water Tiger instead. See the Tiger guide.

2023 zodiac year facts

• Chinese New Year 2023 fell on a Sunday, January 22, 2023.
• The Rabbit year lasted 384 days, longer than a calendar year because the lunisolar calendar added a leap month.
• Anyone born in the first 21 days of 2023 (January 1 to January 22, 2023) belongs to the previous sign.
• People born in 2023 turn 3 or 2 during 2026, depending on their birthday.
• The same Water Rabbit combination appears every 60 years: previously in 1963.

Other Rabbit years: 1999, 2011. Each has a different element, which colors the animal's traits.

Rabbit compatibility

The Rabbit is traditionally most harmonious with Goat and Pig, and tends to clash with the Rooster.

Near 2023, the Rabbit's harmonious partners were born in: Goat: 2027; Pig: 2019.