year_of_the_rat The Year of the Rat is the first in the Chinese zodiac cycle. Birth years include 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020. A Rat year always occurs after a Pig_year and before an Ox_year. See also * Chinese zodiac Aliases: noneRevision 4 by Anonymous at 2025-04-19 13:50:54.496952