- Animal
- 🐅 Tiger (虎)
- Element
- Metal 金 · Yang
- Stem & Branch
- 庚寅 · Gēng Yín
- Year starts
- February 17, 1950 (Lunar New Year)
- Year ends
- February 5, 1951
- Age in 2027
- turns 77
- 2027 Tai Sui
- a neutral year with Tai Sui
The Metal Tiger personality
Metal Tiger brings steel nerve, fast instincts, and a sharper sense of purpose.
Metal Tiger stands out from other Tiger years by adding firmness, precision, and a tougher edge to Tiger’s natural courage. Tiger is a Yang Wood branch, built for movement, initiative, and strong personal conviction. When paired with Yang Metal, that bold spirit becomes more controlled, competitive, and exacting.
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Best matches and clashes
Six Harmony partner: 🐅 Tiger & 🐖 Pig. Three Harmony partners: 🐅 Tiger & 🐎 Horse, 🐅 Tiger & 🐕 Dog. Clash: 🐅 Tiger & 🐒 Monkey.
A Tiger born in 1950 in the 2027 Fire Goat year
2027 is a neutral year with Tai Sui for the Tiger. See the month-by-month forecast in Tiger horoscope 2027.
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What Chinese zodiac is 1950?
1950 is the Year of the Metal Tiger (庚寅, Gēng Yín). It runs from Lunar New Year on February 17, 1950 to February 5, 1951.
What element is 1950 in Chinese astrology?
Metal (金), in its Yang form. The year's Heavenly Stem is 庚 and its Earthly Branch is 寅 (Tiger).
Is someone born in January 1950 a Tiger?
Born in January or early February 1950, before February 17, 1950? Then your sign is the Earth Ox of 1949.
Who is a Metal Tiger compatible with?
Traditionally the Tiger pairs best with the Pig, Horse, Dog and finds the Monkey most challenging.
What does 2027 mean for someone born in 1950?
2027 is the Fire Goat year. For the Tiger it is a neutral year with Tai Sui. A person born in 1950 turns 77 in 2027.
Dates are computed from the Chinese lunar calendar (Lunar New Year). Some BaZi practitioners start the year at Lichun (around February 4) instead. Updated 2026-11-05.