The Metal Pig personality
Metal firms up the Pig’s will and focuses its ambition. As a result, Metal Pigs tend to be more confident and decisive than other Pigs. They keep the sign’s honesty and generosity, but they hold firm opinions and are prepared to work hard for their goals. Compared with the easygoing Wood Pig, they are more reserved with strangers and more selective about friendships. Compared with the Water Pig, they are more direct and less inclined to go with the flow. Metal Pigs are loyal and sincere, and they keep their promises. Their determination can turn into stubbornness, and their honesty may come across as blunt, particularly when they believe something is unfair.
Strengths
- Determined and decisive
- Sincere and loyal
- Strong sense of fairness
Challenges
- Can be stubborn
- Blunt when upset
- Reserved with strangers
Metal Pig in love
Metal Pigs are faithful, sincere partners who commit fully once they have chosen someone. They are protective and generous and expect honesty in return. They can be reserved early on and stubborn in disagreements. A partner who is patient, direct and respectful of their independence finds a loyal and very affectionate companion.
Metal Pig at work
Business, finance, law, management, engineering and hospitality suit the Metal Pig. They set clear goals and pursue them steadily, combining the Pig’s people skills with real discipline, and they are trusted for their honesty. Balancing firm opinions with openness to other people’s input makes them better leaders, especially of larger teams.
The Pig and the Metal element
The Pig closes the zodiac cycle and is associated with abundance, generosity and enjoying the good things in life. Metal adds determination, discipline and a strong sense of purpose.
Compatibility for people born in 1971
- Natural allies: Rabbit and Goat, the Pig’s trine, traditionally the easiest matches.
- Secret friend: Tiger, a quiet, supportive bond.
- Clash: Snake, the opposite sign, the hardest match.
- Hidden friction: Monkey, a pairing tradition sees as prone to misunderstandings.
Compare any two signs with the Chinese zodiac compatibility calculator.
Other Years of the Pig
1935 (Wood Pig), 1947 (Fire Pig), 1959 (Earth Pig), 1983 (Water Pig), 1995 (Wood Pig), 2007 (Fire Pig), 2019 (Earth Pig). See every year on the Chinese zodiac years chart.
Questions
What Chinese zodiac is 1971?
1971 is the Year of the Metal Pig in the Chinese zodiac. The year began with Chinese New Year on January 27, 1971 and ended on February 14, 1972, so people born between those dates are Metal Pigs.
What element is 1971 in Chinese astrology?
1971 is a Metal year with yin polarity. Its stem and branch name is Xin-hai. The same Metal Pig combination returns every 60 years: 1911, 2031.
I was born in January 1971. What is my Chinese zodiac sign?
If you were born from January 1 to January 26, 1971, you were born before that year’s Chinese New Year, so your sign is the Metal Dog of the 1970 Chinese year. From January 27 on, you are a Metal Pig.
Who is a Pig compatible with?
Traditionally the Pig’s best matches are its natural allies, the Rabbit and Goat, and its secret friend, the Tiger. The Snake is the sign that clashes with it.