This is an accepted version of this page The rabbit (兔) is the fourth in the twelve-year periodic sequence (cycle) of animals that appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar.

The Year of the Rabbit is associated with the Earthly Branch symbol 卯.

[1] the element Wood in Wuxing theory and within Traditional Chinese medicine the Liver Yin and the emotions and virtues of kindness and hope.

[3] In the Malay zodiac, the mousedeer takes the place of the rabbit.

[4] People born within these date ranges can be said to have been born in the "Year of the Rabbit", while also bearing the following elemental sign:[5][6]