Fire Rabbit (丁卯): personality and meaning in the Chinese zodiac
The Fire Rabbit, 丁卯, gives the Rabbit's gentleness more confidence. The tradition reads it as warm, expressive, sociable and quietly passionate.
Heavenly stem and earthly branch: 丁卯
Years: 1927, 1987
Character
丁卯 sets 丁, yin fire, the candle, over the Rabbit's wood. Wood feeds fire, so the tradition reads this as a supported pair: a lantern hung in a spring garden, warmth and light kept alive by what grows around it.
People born in a Fire Rabbit year are read as warm, charming and articulate, more outgoing than other Rabbits and more willing to lead. They have strong feelings and express them with grace. The tradition's shadow for the Fire Rabbit is a flame that flickers with mood — enthusiasm and discouragement close together — and a sensitivity to criticism that can make it withdraw.
In love and at work
In love the Fire Rabbit is read as affectionate and romantic, a partner who brings warmth and celebration. At work it suits roles that combine people and creativity — teaching, the arts, public relations, events. The tradition suggests the Fire Rabbit protect its flame from the draughts of other people's opinions.
A question to take with you
What lights you up that you have been keeping in a drawer?
Updated October 28, 2026