Chinese zodiac

lunar calendar classification, assigning a symbolic animal and its reputed attributes to each traditional Chinese daily hour or Chinese lunar year for a repeating cycle of twelve forming the Earthly Branch
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Chinese zodiac

Summary

Chinese zodiac is a classification scheme[1]. It ranks in the top 0.89% of classification_scheme entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,238 views/month, #1 of 112).[2]

Key Facts

  • Chinese zodiac's image is recorded as Chinese Zodiac carvings on ceiling of Kushida Shrine, Fukuoka.jpg[3].
  • Chinese zodiac's instance of is recorded as classification scheme[4].
  • Chinese zodiac's part of is recorded as Chinese astrology[5].
  • Chinese zodiac's Commons category is recorded as Chinese zodiac[6].
  • Chinese zodiac's has part is recorded as Rat[7].
  • Chinese zodiac's has part is recorded as Ox[8].
  • Chinese zodiac's has part is recorded as Tiger[9].
  • Chinese zodiac's has part is recorded as Rabbit[10].
  • Chinese zodiac's has part is recorded as Dragon[11].
  • Chinese zodiac's has part is recorded as Snake[12].
  • Chinese zodiac's has part is recorded as Horse[13].
  • Chinese zodiac's has part is recorded as Goat[14].
  • Chinese zodiac's has part is recorded as Monkey[15].
  • Chinese zodiac's has part is recorded as Rooster[16].
  • Chinese zodiac's has part is recorded as Dog[17].
  • Chinese zodiac's has part is recorded as Pig[18].
  • Chinese zodiac's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05f8s1h[19].
  • Chinese zodiac's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Chinese astrological signs[20].
  • Chinese zodiac's topic has template is recorded as Template:Chinese zodiac[21].
  • Chinese zodiac's different from is recorded as CZ12[22].
  • Chinese zodiac's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11dykmrfz[23].
  • Chinese zodiac's Zhihu topic ID is recorded as 19604501[24].
  • Chinese zodiac's Rosetta Code page ID is recorded as Chinese_zodiac[25].
  • Chinese zodiac's TV Tropes ID is recorded as Main/EasternZodiac[26].
  • Chinese zodiac's Encyclopedia of Korean Culture ID is recorded as E0017225[27].

Why It Matters

Chinese zodiac ranks in the top 0.89% of classification_scheme entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,238 views/month, #1 of 112).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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