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The 1940 Chinese zodiac year pairs the Dragon with metal energy.
What the 1940 year is made of
A Dragon year with metal energy and a yang tilt — the classic notation reads 庚 辰, sitting at 17/60 of the cycle.
If you were born in 1940
Birth year 1940 makes you a Metal Dragon — the element shades the classic traits softer or sharper.
The number behind 1940
Add the digits of 1940 and you land on 5 — the same life-path number astrologers read for people born this year.
A fuller breakdown of the number is on the life path 5 page.
The full portrait lives on the Dragon sign page — a year page reads it through the element.
Element-wise, 1940 is metal: .
Count from the 1984 Rat year and 1940 lands 16 steps in — the same wheel your grandparents consulted.
Traditional readers give the 1940 Dragon strong stamina and a slow-burning fuse.
- Published: July 15, 2026