What is the name of the Chinese zodiac year that began on February 17, 2007?

The Chinese zodiac year that began on February 17, 2007, was the Year of the Fire Pig.

Chinese New Year in 2007 fell on February 18 in many calendar references, while the sexagenary year is commonly identified as beginning at the start of the Chinese calendrical year; references may describe the associated zodiac year with dates according to the lunisolar calendar. The 2007 designation is Dinghai, commonly translated as Fire Pig.

The animal cycle repeats every 12 years, but the element cycle creates a more specific 60-year pattern. Fire Pig therefore differs from other Pig years, such as Wood Pig or Earth Pig. The heavenly stem Ding supplies the Fire association, and the earthly branch Hai supplies Pig.

Dates near Lunar New Year require care because the holiday does not occur on the same Gregorian date annually. A person born in January or early February 2007 may belong to the preceding zodiac year under the traditional calendar.