Chinese Zodiac animals: What is the Fire Monkey sign and what year is it?
THE Fire Monkey in the Chinese zodiac represents those born in 1956 and 2016.
The Monkey is the ninth animal in the 12-year cycle and is also given to those born in 1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, and 2016.
What year is the Fire Monkey?
signs identify birth years with certain animals including the Rat, the Ox, the Tiger, the Rabbit, the Dragon, the Snake, the Horse, the Goat, the Monkey, the Rooster, the Dog and the Pig.
The Fire Monkey identifies those born in 1956 and 2016.
It is a sub-component of the Monkey in the zodiac.
Each zodiac sign has its own element: Earth, Wood, Fire, and Water, which add more uniqueness and characteristics to the sign.
Other years of the Monkey
The Monkey also represents those born in 1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, and 2016.
Monkeys are said to be hard-working and highly intelligent.
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Characteristics and personalities of the Fire Monkey
These characters have the potential to be completely mad. Literally. Talk about feisty, inconsistent, volatile, demanding and controlling.
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The problem with Fire Monkeys is they don't always think before they act - and that can get them into all sorts of difficulty.
The Fire Monkey has the energy of your average nuclear power station.
It depends on what sign they are because these characters have the potential to be extremely business-savvy.
These charming, mad, maverick individuals are potential world-beaters.
They're charismatic, volatile, brilliant and a tad mad.
Types of Monkeys
Metal Monkey: Bright and good public speakers, jokers, not very popular but highly successful.
Earth Monkey: Cheerful and optimistic, are never afraid of difficulties, hardworking and easily able to enjoy things.
Wood Monkey: Energetic but lack confidence, they help their friends but need encouragement, can be workaholics but are successful.
Fire Monkey: Dreamers and goal-oriented, adventurous, hot-tempered and steady achievers.
Water Monkey: Love attention, they are natural-born leaders but are also highly arrogant and know-it-alls.
Compatibility
The Monkey is most compatible with the Rat and Dragon.
The Rat, Dragon, and Monkey are all considered intelligent and competitive animals.
They are goal-oriented and quick to their feet.
Rats, Dragons, and Monkeys are a good combination when working together as they all possess courage and are cunning.
However, the Monkey is the least compatible with the Tiger and Pig.
The Tiger is too focused on itself to care about the Monkey’s needs, which can sometimes come off as selfish and rude to the Monkey.
The Pig struggles to communicate properly with the Monkey and that can create misunderstandings.
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These signs uphold different values and will not see eye-to-eye.
