Why are the zodiac signs sorted like this, and how are the zodiac signs sorted?

Regarding the ordering of the zodiac, there are various folk transmissions, such as the Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor wanted to choose twelve animals as palace guards, the cat and the mouse signed up, and the mouse forgot, but the cat was not selected, and since then he has formed a ...... with the mouseAnd so on, however, this is not true. The real zodiac order is very knowledgeable.

The ancients explained the relationship between the earthly branch and the Xiao beast from the perspective of the twelve hours of day and night in ancient times. Then, inspired by the twelve hours, the order of the twelve zodiac signs was invented.

sub-hours. Midnight, also known as midnight, midnight: the first hour of the twelve. (23:00 to 01:00 Beijing time).

From 11 o'clock at night to 1 o'clock in the morning of the next day, it is the time when the rat takes advantage of the quiet of night and moves frequently, so it is called "the child rat".

Ugly time. Rooster crowing, also known as the wild rooster: the second hour of the twelve. (01:00 a.m. to 03:00 a.m. Beijing time).

1 a.m. to 3 a.m. is an ugly time. Cattle are accustomed to grazing at night, and farmers often get up late at night to feed the cattle with lights, so they are called "ugly cows".

Yin time. Pingdan, also known as dawn, morning, day, etc.: time is the time when night and day alternate. (03:00 to 05:00 Beijing time).

3 a.m. to 5 a.m. At this time, the tiger that walks in the day and night is the most ferocious, and the ancients often hear the tiger roar at this time, so it is called "Yin Tiger".

Mao time. Sunrise, also known as the beginning of the sun, the dawn, the rising sun, etc.: refers to the time when the sun has just appeared and is rising. (05:00 to 07:00 Beijing time).

From 5 a.m. to 7 a.m., it's the hour. As soon as the day dawns, the rabbit comes out of the nest and likes to eat the grass with morning dew, so it is called "Mao Rabbit".

Chenshi. Eating time, also known as morning food, etc.: the time of the ancients "morning food" is also the time to eat breakfast, (Beijing time 07 to 09 o'clock).

7 a.m. to 9 a.m. At this time, it is generally easy to fog, and it is said that the dragon likes to ride the clouds and drive the fog, and it is worth the rising sun in the east, and it is thriving, so it is called "Chenlong".

When. Yuzhong, also known as Riyu, etc.: When it is close to noon, it is called Yuzhong. (09 a.m. to 11 a.m. Beijing time).

9 a.m. to 11 a.m. The fog dissipates, the sun shines brightly, and the snakes come out of the hole to feed, so they are called "snakes".

Noon. Day and day, also known as day, noon, etc.: (11 a.m. to 13 p.m. Beijing time).

11 noon to 1 p.m. is noon. In ancient times, wild horses were not tamed by humans, and whenever they ran around at noon, they ran around and neighed, so they were called "afternoon horses".

Not from time to time. Sunset, also known as sunset, sunset, etc.: the sun is westward for sunset. (1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Beijing time).

From 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., it is a late hour. In some places, this time is called "sheep out of the slope", which means a good time to herd sheep, so it is called "not sheep".

Shen Shi. Feeding time, also known as day shop, evening eclipse, etc.: (15 to 17 o'clock Beijing time).

From 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., it is the time of the application. The sun is in the west, and the monkey likes to cry at this time, so it is called "Shen Monkey".

Unitary time. Sunset, also known as sunset, sunset, evening: It means when the sun sets. (From 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Beijing time).

5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Zodiac. The order of the sub-rats is the sub-rats.

Ugly Ox, Yin Tiger, Mao Rabbit, Chenlong, Si Snake, Wu Ma, Wei Yang, Shen Monkey, Rooster, Hu Dog, Hai Pig.

Rats bite the sky "in the middle of the night, so the son is a rat." "The earth is ugly", the cow is the thing that opens the land, so the ugly belongs to the cow. When he was born in Yin, he was born to kill, and the tiger was killed, so Yin belonged to the tiger.

Mao, at sunrise, the yang is separated from the body, and contains the essence of the Taiyin jade rabbit, so Mao belongs to the rabbit. Chen, when the dragons are raining, so Chen belongs to the dragon. At this time, the grass is luxuriant, and the snake has its place, and the snake is returning to the hole, so it is a snake.

At noon, the anode and yin are sprouting. Horses, running do not step on the ground, Yin also, so noon belongs to horses. Sheep do not eat grass from time to time and thrive, so they do not belong to sheep. When Shen is crying at sunset, and at this time stretches out his arms and jumps, so Shen is a monkey.

Unitary, when the moon rises, the moon is the body, containing the essence of the golden crow, so the unitary is a chicken. When the night falls, the dog is keeping vigil, so it belongs to the dog. At that time, the pig did not know anything except eating, so it belonged to the pig.

The 12 zodiac signs are the rat, the ugly ox, the tiger, the rabbit, the dragon, the snake, the horse, the sheep, the monkey, the rooster, the dog, and the pig.

The 12 zodiac signs are the figurative representations of the 12 earthly branches, namely Zi (Rat), Chou (Ox), Yin (Tiger), Mao (Rabbit), Chen (Dragon), Si (Snake), Wu (Horse), Wei (Sheep), Shen (Monkey), You (Rooster), 戌 (Dog), Hai (Pig).

With the development of history, it has gradually integrated into the folk belief concept of mutual reciprocity, which is manifested in marriage, life, New Year's fortune, etc., each zodiac has a rich legend, and thus forms a concept interpretation system, which has become an image philosophy in folk culture, such as the zodiac on the marriage, temple prayer, natal year, etc. In modern times, more people regard the zodiac as the mascot of the Spring Festival and become a symbol of entertainment and cultural activities.

<> "The order of the 12 zodiac signs is according to the traditional Chinese character strokes. The specific order is as follows: Rat (2 strokes) - Ox (4 strokes) - Tiger (8 strokes) - Rabbit (6 strokes) - Dragon (5 strokes) - Snake (6 strokes) - Horse (10 strokes) - Sheep (6 strokes) - Monkey (4 strokes) - Chicken (7 strokes) - Dog (4 strokes) - Pig (7 strokes).

This order of ** is the ancient Chinese understanding of Chinese character strokes, which believes that characters with fewer strokes are simpler, easier to write, and easier to remember, so these zodiac signs are equipped with better character and fortune. People also follow this order when they use the patterns and symbols of the zodiac signs.

The order of the 12 zodiac signs is: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig.

According to folk tales, it was the rats that secretly climbed on the back of the cow to take the lead, so it came first. Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor wanted to choose twelve animals as palace guards, and the cat asked the mouse to sign up, but the mouse forgot, and the cat looked for revenge when he saw the mouse. Originally, the cow was the leader, and the rat secretly climbed on the back of the cow to take the lead.

The tiger and the dragon were not convinced, and were named the gods of the mountains and the sea, ranking behind the ox.

The rabbit was not convinced, and wanted to race against the dragon, and the rabbit ran in front of the dragon. The dog was not happy, and in a fit of rage, he bit the rabbit and was punished second-to-last. There was also a battle between snakes, horses, sheep, monkeys, and chickens, and finally the pigs came to occupy the last seat.

The zodiac is composed of 11 animals from nature, namely rats, oxen, tigers, rabbits, snakes, horses, sheep, monkeys, chickens, dogs, pigs and the legendary dragons. The origin of the order of the zodiac.

The ordering of the 12 zodiac signs is an ancient Chinese scholar who explained the relationship between the earthly branch and the zodiac beast from the perspective of the ancient 12 hours of day and night. The Zhou Yi of the 12 zodiac signs is explained as follows:

1. Sub-rats. The sky is dark, the chaos is a piece, the rat, when it is nearly the middle of the night, comes out to move, bites the chaotic state between the heaven and the earth out of the gap, "the rat bites the sky", so the child belongs to the rat.

2. Ugly cow. After the opening of the sky, the next thing is to open up the earth, "the earth is ugly", the ox ploughs the field, it should be the thing that clears the land, so the ugly belongs to the ox.

3, Yinhu. Yin is the time when people are born, there is life and there must be death, and there is no more place to die than a tiger, Yin, and there is a sense of awe, so Yin belongs to the tiger.

4. Mao rabbit. Mao, for the sunrise of the elephant, the sun should be away from the hexagram, away from the hexagram like fire, contained in the yin, for the sun that is the moon of the essence of the jade rabbit, in this way, Mao belongs to the rabbit.

5, Chenlong. Chen, the hexagram of March, is at this time in the season of dragons and rain. Chen is naturally a dragon.

6. Snake. Si, the hexagram of April, at this time, the spring grass is luxuriant, it is a good day for snakes, like a fish in water. In addition, the time is in the morning, and the snake is returning to the cave at this time, so it belongs to the snake.

7. Afternoon horse. In the afternoon and afternoon, the yang energy reaches the extreme, and the yin energy is sprouting. Horses are animals that gallop and run, with their hooves in the air, but from time to time they step on the ground. Soaring into the air is yang, stepping on the ground is yin, and the horse leaps between yin and yang, so it has become the noon phase.

8. Not sheep. Sheep, eating grass in the afternoon is the best time, easy to fat, this time is not the time, so it is not a sheep.

9. Shen Monkey. Before the time of Shen, it is the time when the ape cries in the West Mountain, and the monkey likes to stretch out his arms and jump at this time, so the monkey is worthy of Shen.

10. Chicken.

When the moon appears, the moon belongs to water and should be accompanied by the hexagram. Kan hexagram, its upper and lower yin, and the middle yang represents the essence of the sun. Therefore, the unitary chicken.

11. Dogs.

When night falls, it's the time of the day. The dog is the domestic animal that keeps vigil, so it becomes a dog.

12, Hai pig.

Then the time came, and the heavens and the earth were immersed in a state of chaos, like a fruit wrapped around the kernel, and the night covered everything in the world. Pigs are chaotic creatures that only know how to eat, so pigs have become the genus of Hai.

Regarding the origin of the above zodiac order, Zhu Xi, a famous physicist in the Song Dynasty, held this view.

The 12 zodiac signs are composed of 12 animals that originate from nature, namely the Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig and the legendary Dragon.

The 12 zodiac signs are the figurative representatives of the twelve earthly branches, namely Zi (Rat), Chou (Ox), Yin (Tiger), Mao (Rabbit), Chen (Dragon), Si (Snake), Wu (Horse), Wei (Sheep), Shen (Monkey), You (Rooster), 戌 (Dog), Hai (Pig), with the development of history gradually integrated into the concept of folk beliefs, manifested in marriage, life, New Year, etc., each zodiac has a rich legend.

Extended information: Many historical documents in China have not officially explained the reason for the ordering of the zodiac, but there are different sayings among the people.

The most widely influential is that the selection and arrangement of the 12 zodiac signs are based on the correspondence between animal habits and the time. And in ancient times, the twelve hours of the day were recorded with the twelve earthly branches, that is, the Zichou Yin Mao Chen Siwu did not apply for the unitary Xuhai. Between 11 p.m. and 1 a.m., rats are found to be most active; Between 1 a.m. and 3 a.m., when the cow is regurgitating; Between 3 and 5 o'clock, the tiger begins to roam around in search of food, and ...... most ferociousAt the same time, the earthly branch is matched with the heavenly stem, and the head limb was used as a table in the old days.