shǔ 鼠 ：mouse, rat

shǔ 鼠 ：mouse, rat

Rat is the first in the 12-year cycle of Chinese zodiac.

The Years of the Rat include 1912, 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020, 2032...

It ranks first on the Chinese zodiac signs.

In Chinese culture, rats were seen as a sign of wealth and surplus. Because of their reproduction rate, married couples also prayed to them for children.

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