Tiger (zodiac)

Tiger
"Tiger" in regular Chinese characters
Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Wade–Gileshu3
IPA[xù]
Hakka
Romanization
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization
Jyutpingfu2
IPA[fu˧˥]
Southern Min
Hokkien POJhó͘
Old Chinese
Baxter (1992)*xaʔ
Baxter–Sagart (2014)*qʰˤraʔ
Zodiac tiger, showing the (虎) character for tiger

The Tiger () is the third of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. The Year of the Tiger is associated with the Earthly Branch symbol .