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Chinese Zodiac Word Search – With the 12 Chinese Zodiac Animals

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If you’re looking for an interactive way to teach your kids about the 12 animals of the Chinese Zodiac, then this free Chinese Zodiac word search is for you!

This printable word find contains the names of the 12 Chinese Zodiac animals (Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig), which each represent a year in the lunar calendar.

It is latest in our collection of free printables. This Chinese Zodiac word search is an easy word puzzle, and would be great activity to do as a family to celebrate the Lunar New Year. 

The words hidden in this Chinese Zodiac printable word search can be found forwards and backwards, both horizontally and vertically. There are no diagonal words hidden in this word find puzzle.

For more free holiday word searches, make sure to check out this Lunar New Year word search, which features the traditions and symbols of the Chinese New Year.

A red patterned background with a golden dragon on the right hand side and text that reads Get a free Chinese Zodiac word search to the right of it.

Get the Chinese Zodiac word search printable

You can either click here to download the Chinese Zodiac word search puzzle as a high resolution image or print it out from the project card at the bottom of the page.

Be sure choose portrait orientation and “fit to page” for the printable area on your printer settings. Printing this way will give you a full page printout.

If you prefer to print the Chinese Zodiac printable free from the project card at the bottom of the page, scroll down and press “print”. It will produce the puzzle in a slightly smaller size.
A red background with a gold border and text at the top that reads Get a free Chinese Zodiac word search above twelve images, each one containing one of the animals in the Chinese Zodiac.

Zodiac animals word search answers

Some free printable word searches are easy to solve and others leave you scratching your head looking for that one last word.

If you are having hard time solving the puzzle, you can click here for the word search with answers filled in.

For more free word puzzles make sure to check out our collections of word searches and word scrambles.

A gold and red wheel of the Chinese Zodiac animals, where the twelve animals and their corresponding names are placed in a circle around a yin yang in the center.

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Would you like a reminder of this post with this printable word find? Just pin this image to one of your puzzle boards on Pinterest so that you can easily find it later.

You can also watch our Chinese Zodiac signs video on YouTube.

A free word search printable in the center of a red background, with text above it that says Chinese Zodiac word search, and a border with the twelve animals in the Chinese Zodiac at the top and bottom of the image, with a word bank under the word find image, all with a red rectangle across it, with yellow text prompting a download of the printable puzzle.

Yield: 1 Chinese Zodiac Word Search Printable

Chinese Zodiac Word Search - With the 12 Chinese Zodiac Animals

A gold and red wheel of the Chinese Zodiac animals, where the twelve animals and their corresponding names are placed in a circle around a yin yang in the center.

Give your kids an easy word search puzzle to solve while you teach them about the animals of the Chinese Zodiac.

The names of each of the 12 Chinese Zodiac animals are hidden in this free word find printable.

Solving this Chinese Zodiac word search is a great way to celebrate the start of the Chinese New Year!

Prep Time 5 minutes
Active Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Difficulty easy
Estimated Cost $1

Materials

  • Highlighter
  • Computer paper

Tools

  • Computer
  • Printer

Instructions

  1. Load your computer paper into your printer.
  2. Using the print function on this card will print a Chinese Zodiac word search that fills about 3/4 of an 8.5 x 11 inch sheet of paper.
  3. Choose portrait layout and if possible "fit to page" in your settings. Doing this will fill the entire page.
  4. Alternatively, you can use this link to print the word find puzzle using the print feature in your browser window.
  5. After you print this Chinese Zodiac word search, try to find the names of the 12 Chinese Zodiac animals in it.
  6. The words in this Chinese Zodiac printable are hidden horizontally and vertically, both forwards and backwards. There are no words hidden diagonally.
  7. After you find the words, highlight them and then cross them off the list at the bottom of this seek and find printable.
  8. See how quickly you can solve this Chinese Zodiac printable!
  9. Please note: Custom word search printables take a long time to make. This word search puzzle is for personal use only. If you are sharing this Chinese Zodiac word search (and thank you for that!), please link directly to this post and not to the actual puzzle image. We appreciate your help in supporting the site. This free word search printable may not be used for any retail purpose or for mass distribution.

Notes

A free word find in the center of a red background, with text above it that says "Chinese Zodiac word search", and a border of the twelve Chinese Zodiac animals at the top and bottom of the image, with a word bank under the word puzzle.

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Project Type: Printable / Category: Word Searches

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