The Chinese assign each year an element as well as an animal; 1972 got rat & water & 1976, dragon & this
Your Chinese Sign
, It's your Chinese year of birth that determines your Chinese animal sign as well 
as your Chinese cosmic .... From 15 Feb 1972 to 02 Feb 1973 : WATER RAT [DOC] [TLE] Year of the Rat: Zodiac Luck 2016, Romance ... - China Highlights [PAR] The 12 zodiac animals are, in order: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, 
Horse, Goat, ... Rat years: 1912, 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 
2008, 2020 ... Those whose characteristics match well can have good 
compatibility.