Chinese zodiac symbols have a long history rooted in mythology. It all started many years ago when the Jade King sent out a proclamation asking twelve animals to come to his court. Each of the twelve animals was used to form the zodiac and consisted of a rat, ox, tiger, dragon, rabbit, snake, horse, ram, monkey, rooster, dog and pig. It is quite an interesting tale and one that most people should be familiar with if they want to truly appreciate the Chinese zodiac. In addition to being assigned a zodiac symbol and year, each of the twelve animals was also given the five elements to go along with their signs.

Once you get past the mythology portion of the Chinese zodiac symbols you can get down to how the Chinese zodiac sign(s) actually work. Each Chinese zodiac sign is made up of one of the aforementioned animals. One of the animal signs represents the year of your birth. Each of the signs rotate in a twelve year cycle. If you were born this year, then you would be a rat because this is the Year of the Rat. You can learn more at http://chinese.astrology.com.

One aspect of the Chinese zodiac that people do take seriously is the compatible zodiac signs to their own sign. Sometimes, the Chinese zodiac sign compatibility factor plays a major role in personal relationships, because with zodiac signs, there are different personality characteristics that are said to represent the person's true self. Whether or not this is true and should be believed is for you to decide. Sometimes the Chinese zodiac sign is accurate and people really base their worldly decisions on whatever the prediction is for that day, month or year.

One important note: if you are a fan of zodiac signs tattoos and want to get your Chinese zodiac sign tattooed on your body, then make sure that the symbol is accurate. Words in a foreign language often do not translate into the same meaning in other languages. On the website mentioned, there are zodiac pictures that you will find to be quite unique. It would be terribly unfortunate for you to get a tattoo of your zodiac symbol and later realize that it has no relation to the zodiac.

Chinese symbols are beautiful and the rich and the fantastical story about the Jade King and his proclamation adds a bit of whimsy to the prognostications given out by astrologists. If you are skeptical about the Chinese zodiac symbols and want to do more research into whether or not they are truly accurate, then there are many websites you can visit. There are also books in your local library that relate the historical significance of the zodiac and astrology.

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