The Metal Tiger personality
Metal makes the Tiger fierce and focused. Metal Tigers are the most determined and competitive of the Tigers, combining natural courage with Metal’s strength of will and clarity. Once they decide on a goal, they pursue it with intensity and little patience for obstacles or half-measures. These Tigers are often highly independent and confident in their own judgment. Compared with the Wood Tiger, which leads through cooperation, the Metal Tiger prefers to lead from the front, alone if needed. It is also less flexible than the Water Tiger. Metal Tigers can be magnetic and inspiring, yet their strong will can turn into stubbornness, aggression or a refusal to compromise. They may also find it hard to accept help, even when it would serve them well.
Strengths
- Fiercely determined
- Confident and independent
- Strong sense of purpose
Challenges
- Refuses to compromise
- Can seem aggressive
- Resists accepting help
Metal Tiger in love
Metal Tigers are passionate and loyal, with strong opinions about how a relationship should work. They protect their partners fiercely and expect honesty and respect. They need a partner who is secure and independent, since they push back against control. Learning to compromise in small matters makes the relationship easier for both.
Metal Tiger at work
Metal Tigers thrive where ambition and decisiveness are rewarded: entrepreneurship, competitive sports, law, the military or senior leadership. They are driven and set high standards for themselves. Working with others can be harder, as they dislike being overruled. Roles with clear authority and independence suit them best, along with a willingness to listen to well-founded objections.
The Tiger and the Metal element
The Tiger is the zodiac’s fearless one, linked with courage, power and a strong sense of justice. Metal adds determination, discipline and a strong sense of purpose.
Compatibility for people born in 2010
- Natural allies: Horse and Dog, the Tiger’s trine, traditionally the easiest matches.
- Secret friend: Pig, a quiet, supportive bond.
- Clash: Monkey, the opposite sign, the hardest match.
- Hidden friction: Snake, a pairing tradition sees as prone to misunderstandings.
Compare any two signs with the Chinese zodiac compatibility calculator.
Other Years of the Tiger
1962 (Water Tiger), 1974 (Wood Tiger), 1986 (Fire Tiger), 1998 (Earth Tiger), 2022 (Water Tiger). See every year on the Chinese zodiac years chart.
Questions
What Chinese zodiac is 2010?
2010 is the Year of the Metal Tiger in the Chinese zodiac. The year began with Chinese New Year on February 14, 2010 and ended on February 2, 2011, so people born between those dates are Metal Tigers.
What element is 2010 in Chinese astrology?
2010 is a Metal year with yang polarity. Its stem and branch name is Geng-yin. The same Metal Tiger combination returns every 60 years: 1950, 2070.
I was born in January 2010. What is my Chinese zodiac sign?
If you were born from January 1 to February 13, 2010, you were born before that year’s Chinese New Year, so your sign is the Earth Ox of the 2009 Chinese year. From February 14 on, you are a Metal Tiger.
Who is a Tiger compatible with?
Traditionally the Tiger’s best matches are its natural allies, the Horse and Dog, and its secret friend, the Pig. The Monkey is the sign that clashes with it.