The twelve animals of the Chinese calendar are: the rat 鼠 shǔ, the ox 牛 niú, the tiger 虎 hǔ, the rabbit 兔 tù, the dragon 龙 lóng, the snake 蛇 shé, the horse 马 mǎ, the sheep 羊 yáng, the monkey 猴 hóu, the rooster 鸡 jī, the dog 狗 gǒu, the pig 猪 zhū.
