Chinese Zodiac · Sign 8 of 12
羊 · yáng
Artistic and tender-hearted — the gentle soul with a rich inner world. (Also called Sheep or Ram.)
羊
The Goat (also translated Sheep or Ram, 羊) tends to feel things a shade more deeply than everyone around it. Creative and soft-hearted, it lives in a vivid inner world and gives freely to the people it loves, craving beauty, calm, and a sense of security. Where a Rabbit smooths conflict through tact, the Goat simply avoids it — and under real pressure it worries and leans on others rather than pushing back.
Lucky numbers and colors follow popular Chinese almanac tradition and vary by source — treat them as folklore, not fact.
The Ox sits opposite the Goat on the zodiac wheel — the classic “six clash” (六冲). A pairing that takes extra patience.
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