What are the personality traits of the Yılan?

The Yılan is commonly described as gizemli, zeki, bilge ve zarif. Frequently mentioned strengths include deeply intuitive and perceptive and elegant and sophisticated.

Which zodiac signs are most compatible with the Yılan?

The Yılan usually works most smoothly with Öküz ve Horoz. Tension is more often noted with Kaplan, Tavşan, Yılan, At, Domuz.

What years belong to the Yılan?

Recent Yılan years include 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013, 2025. The cycle repeats every 12 years.

What element is associated with the Yılan?

The Yılan's fixed element is Ateş. Each individual Yılan year also carries a yearly element, which is why Fire Yılan and Water Yılan are not read the same way.

Is the Yılan yin or yang?

The Yılan is Yin. Yin signs are usually read as more inward and receptive.

Yılan Chinese Zodiac Sign

蛇 (She) · #6 / 12 · Yin · SI Branch

🔥 FireYaz · Güney-Güneydoğu · 9 AM - 11 AM

Yılan Kişilik Özellikleri

People born in the Year of the Yılan are often described as gizemli, zeki, bilge ve zarif. The Yılan ranks #6 in the zodiac cycle and carries the fixed Ateş element, which adds passionate, dynamic ve adventurous qualities to the reading. As a yin sign, it is usually read as more inward and receptive.

The Yılan's hour is 9 AM - 11 AM. In traditional reading, that time is linked with the yılan's natural rhythm. It also connects with the SI branch, the Güney-Güneydoğu direction, and the Yaz season.

Güçlü yönler

✓Deeply intuitive and perceptive
✓Elegant and sophisticated
✓Strategic and analytical mind
✓Strong determination behind a calm exterior
✓Financially savvy

Zayıf yönler

✗Can be secretive and suspicious
✗Tendency toward jealousy
✗May be materialistic
✗Difficulty trusting others
✗Can hold grudges for a long time

Yılan by Element

Each 12-year cycle pairs the Yılan branch with a different yearly phase. The animal stays the same, but the tone of the reading shifts.

Ağaç Yılan Wood

Years: 1965, 2025

Ağaç Yılan is usually read as Yılan with a more more expansive, ideal-driven, and developmental yearly tone.

Ateş Yılan Fire

Years: 1977

Ateş Yılan is usually read as Yılan with a more more visible, urgent, and expressive yearly tone.

Toprak Yılan Earth

Years: 1929, 1989

Toprak Yılan is usually read as Yılan with a more more grounded, measured, and durable yearly tone.

Metal Yılan Metal

Years: 1941, 2001

Metal Yılan is usually read as Yılan with a more more disciplined, exacting, and self-controlled yearly tone.

Su Yılan Water

Years: 1953, 2013

Su Yılan is usually read as Yılan with a more more perceptive, adaptive, and inwardly strategic yearly tone.

Method note: This site uses Lunar New Year as the year boundary for general zodiac-sign pages. Some BaZi schools instead mark the year at Li Chun, so advanced chart interpretations may differ.