Metal Snake () is the eighteenth combination of the sexagenary cycle of the Chinese zodiac. It is preceded by Metal Dragon and followed by Water Horse. In the traditional correspondence of the Heavenly Stems with the Five Phases, xīn (辛) represents yin and Metal, while the Earthly Branch sì (巳) corresponds to the Snake zodiac.
Gregorian calendar years A year of the Metal Snake occurs every 60 years according to the following table:
+Associated years1st millennium2nd millennium3rd millennium4th millennium
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