Soft is not the same as easy.
The rabbit holds Mao, the double hour of first light, and its element is wood — the one that grows rather than the one that burns. In Vietnam the same slot is held by the cat, which is a useful reminder that this is a system people inherited and adapted, not a fixed truth handed down whole.
What it is carried for is getting through a change without hardening.
Is this your sign?
The Rabbit years are 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011 and 2023.
But the zodiac year begins at Chinese New Year, not on 1 January, and that date moves between 21 January and 20 February. A birthday in January or the first half of February usually belongs to the animal before. The box on the product page does that sum for you.
The pendant
- Branch Mao 卯 · the double hour 05:00–07:00 · fixed element wood
- Set with natural African opal, picked by hand for your order
- Solid 925 sterling silver, gold plating on the animal and the mount
- White cubic zirconia accent stones — laboratory-made, not mined, and we say so
- Pendant roughly 25 mm across, on a box chain. No size to choose
- Made after you order it, up to 10 days. Free tracked delivery
See the Rabbit pendant — £189 →
Your own zodiac year
Every twelfth year is your own animal's year again — běnmìngnián. Traditionally it is the year people wear their own sign, and it is the usual reason one of these is bought as a gift. The next Rabbit year is 2035.
All twelve signs · How the Chinese zodiac became jewellery
Carried as a mark of when you started. Some people feel something when they put one on. Some don't. Either way it is an old idea, accurately made. We make no medical or health claims.