The Water Pig personality
Water is the Pig’s fixed element in Chinese astrology, so Water Pigs are often described as the most typical Pigs: gentle, sincere and deeply kind. Water adds intuition, communication and adaptability, and Water Pigs tend to be perceptive, diplomatic and understanding of other people’s situations. They are tolerant and slow to judge, and their calm manner puts others at ease. Compared with the determined Metal Pig, they are softer and more willing to compromise. Compared with the Fire Pig, they are quieter and more reflective. Water Pigs often have rich inner lives and enjoy art, music and good conversation. Their trusting nature is a strength in friendship, but it can make them naive about people’s motives, and they may avoid conflict when standing firm would serve them better.
Strengths
- Gentle and tolerant
- Perceptive and diplomatic
- Sincere and kind
Challenges
- Naive about motives
- Avoids conflict
- Easily influenced
Water Pig in love
Water Pigs are tender, romantic partners who offer steady emotional support. They are patient and forgiving and want a relationship full of warmth and understanding. Their trust can be misplaced, and they may avoid raising problems. An honest, kind partner who appreciates their sensitivity makes them feel secure and lets their generous nature show.
Water Pig at work
The arts, counseling, hospitality, healthcare, writing and customer relations suit the Water Pig. They understand people well and create a calm, supportive atmosphere, and they stay diplomatic in difficult conversations. Highly competitive or aggressive workplaces suit them less, and they thrive where cooperation and kindness are valued.
The Pig and the Water element
The Pig closes the zodiac cycle and is associated with abundance, generosity and enjoying the good things in life. Water adds intuition, flexibility and good communication skills.
Compatibility for people born in 1983
- 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), 1971 (Metal Pig), 1995 (Wood Pig), 2007 (Fire Pig), 2019 (Earth Pig), 2031 (Metal Pig). See every year on the Chinese zodiac years chart.
Questions
What Chinese zodiac is 1983?
1983 is the Year of the Water Pig in the Chinese zodiac. The year began with Chinese New Year on February 13, 1983 and ended on February 1, 1984, so people born between those dates are Water Pigs.
What element is 1983 in Chinese astrology?
1983 is a Water year with yin polarity. Its stem and branch name is Gui-hai. The same Water Pig combination returns every 60 years: 1923, 2043.
I was born in January 1983. What is my Chinese zodiac sign?
If you were born from January 1 to February 12, 1983, you were born before that year’s Chinese New Year, so your sign is the Water Dog of the 1982 Chinese year. From February 13 on, you are a Water 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.