Pigs are a splendid companion. According to the Chinese Love Horoscope they are intellectual with a very strong need to set difficult goals and carry them out. They are sincere, tolerant, and honest but by expecting the same from others, they can be incredibly naive. In addition, the Pig's quest for material goods could be their downfall.
Note: In the continuous twelve year cycle, every twelfth year corresponds to Hai, commonly called "The Year of the Pig." It sometimes refered to "The Year of the Boar" because the character which denotes pigs in Chinese is used in Japanese to refer specifically to wild boars, and the pig has negative connotations in some Western cultures. Specifically, among English-speaking countries the United States and Singapore prefer the term "Year of the Boar", while Commonwealth countries such as Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom prefer the term "Year of the Pig."