What hanja
is your zodiac sign?

Why 12 animals?

East Asian calendar is based on the 60-cycle (干支). The 12 earthly branches (地支) were assigned animals, and the myth of the Jade Emperor's river race fixed their order.

A single hanja (子丑寅卯辰巳午未申酉戌亥) compresses a thousand years of myth, personality, and destiny.