Chinese Zodiac

Year of the Dragon 龙

Personality, love and compatibility of the Dragon — and the element that colours your year.

龙

Yang Dragon

Dragon

You were born with an instinct for the big stage, a restless certainty that you are meant to leave a mark. That same fire that draws others to your vision can also scorch the boundaries you refuse to acknowledge.

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Your nature

You move through life as if the spotlight were built for you, and it often is. Your vision pulls people along, giving them a sense of purpose they didn't know they needed. But that same certainty can make you deaf to the quiet wisdom of restraint, and your pride sometimes draws a line where a bridge should stand. The very fire that lights your path can also scorch the ground you walk on, and you rarely ask for directions because you believe you are the compass.

A Yang sign — outward-driving, active, expressive: your energy reaches for the world.

Your element

Each animal comes in five elemental sub-types — the same sign, re-coloured. Tap through the five.

You root your ambition in a forest of blueprints, each branch a decade ahead. The Wood in you slows the Dragon’s fire to a patient burn—you build empires instead of merely ruling them. That kindness is real: you shelter others under your canopy, genuinely wanting them to thrive. But benevolence curdles into control when you mistake your growth for everyone’s direction. The same roots that anchor you can split the ground beneath anyone who doesn’t grow your way. You don’t scorch the earth; you reshape it, and call that kindness.

In love

You love with your whole chest, showing up big and dramatic, ready to sweep someone into your world of grand plans and bold gestures. But what you truly need is a partner who won’t flinch at your fire — someone steady enough to stand their ground when you’re soaring, and brave enough to call you out when your pride gets in the way. Beneath the roar, you’re actually desperate for a person who sees your vulnerability without needing to fix it, who can match your intensity without being consumed by it.

Work & money

When you work, you need a stage wide enough to hold your ambitions, a role where your vision can rewrite the rules. Money flows to you in uneven surges—windfalls from bold gambles or scale—and leaves your hands just as quickly, spent on the next grand design. You are less a saver than a summoner of resources, always trusting the next big thing will replenish what you burn.

Your lucky set

Tradition, not instruction — the colours and signs folklore ties to the Dragon.

Numbers1 · 7

Colours

goldsilver

Flowerdragon flower

Directioneast

Compatibility

The full Chinese system — allies, your secret friend, your clash and your harm. Tap any animal on the wheel to see its relationships.

San He — your allies

鼠Rattrine ally猴Monkeytrine ally

The two signs you flow with most naturally — easy, deep alliance.

Liu He — secret friend

鸡Roostersoulmate pair

The quiet, supportive bond that just works.

Liu Chong — your clash

狗Dogthe opposite

Magnetic but high-friction — a bond that asks for real work.

Liu Hai — your harm

兔Rabbitsubtle tension

A softer strain — affection that can quietly undermine if unattended.

This is the Dragon in general. Your exact sign also carries an element (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal or Water) from your birth year.

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Reviewed by Oravane astrologersUpdated July 2026

Year of the Dragon 龙

Dragon

Your nature

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Your lucky set

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