I was born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of The Rat, which this necklace, given by my wife, symbolizes. According to the Chinese, Rats tend to be energetic, creative, charming, ambitious, alluring, inquisitive, witty, honest, thrifty, hard working, generous to friends, bright, happy, and sociable, but also may be over-critical, manipulative, small-minded, and gossipy. My wife says "not all true"--hopefully just the good, but she was suspiciously vague . . .