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The Chinese Zodiac

The Year of the Rooster

Sharp, honest, and meticulous — the eye that catches every detail.
The Rooster — Chinese zodiac illustration
glyph
pinyin Yǒu
fixed element Metal
polarity Yin
the wheel turns every twelve years

Years of the Rooster

1957 1969 1981 1993 2005 2017 2029 2041

The next Year of the Rooster is 2029. Born in one of these years, after Lichun in early February? The Rooster is your sign.

the nature of the Rooster

Personality & Character

The Rooster greets the day head-on, precise and forthright, with an eye that misses nothing. You are meticulous, hardworking, and refreshingly honest — you say what you see, keep your standards high, and take real pride in a job done exactly right. There is a touch of showmanship in you too: you like to look sharp and be recognized for your competence, and you have earned the confidence you carry. Beneath the polish is genuine diligence; you plan, you organize, you deliver. The shadow is a critical streak — a habit of holding others (and yourself) to exacting standards and of naming the flaw before the praise. You can be blunt where a little tact would serve you better. But your honesty is a rare and bracing gift in a world of soft evasions. At your best, you are the reliable, discerning presence who sees clearly, speaks truly, and gets the thing genuinely done.

In Love

You are loyal, attentive, and honest in love, offering a partner reliability and a straight-talking devotion. You show care through practical attention and high standards — sometimes voiced as critique when you mean it as concern. You want a partner who appreciates your dedication and doesn't wound too easily. Your secret friend is the grand Dragon; Ox and Snake share your patient rigor. Lead with tenderness before correction — love hears the praise far more clearly than the pointer.

In Work & Career

You are organized, exacting, and dependable — the professional who catches the error, meets the standard, and delivers on time. You excel wherever precision and accountability matter: management, finance, medicine, law, editing, craftsmanship, analysis. You are not afraid of hard work and take visible pride in excellence. The growth edge is perfectionism and bluntness; the Rooster who learns that "good enough, shipped" sometimes beats "flawless, late" — and that critique lands softer wrapped in warmth — becomes a leader people gladly follow.

who the Rooster runs with

Harmony & Compatibility

The San He Trine

The Rooster’s two natural allies — the classical “three harmonies” that pull in the same direction.

The Secret Friend

The Liu He bond — the quiet, protective partner who covers the Rooster’s blind spots.

The Rabbit

The Classical Clash — the Rabbit

The Rabbit sits directly across the wheel from the Rooster. Read it as weather, not doom: a clash is contrast and friction, never a curse — two different tempos that can grate, or balance beautifully once each makes a little room for the other.

Born in January or early February? The Chinese year doesn’t begin on January 1st — it turns at Lichun, when the Sun reaches 315°, usually around February 4th. A birthday just before it may truly belong to the animal before the Rooster. The calculator settles it from the real position of the Sun →

the Rooster, in brief

Common Asks

What years are the Year of the Rooster?
Recent Rooster years include 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017, and 2029. Since the year turns at Lichun (near February 4th), a late-January or early-February birthday may belong to the Monkey year before it — the calculator confirms the boundary from the Sun's real position.
Who is the Rooster most compatible with?
The Rooster works beautifully with the Ox and the Snake — its San He trine of patient, discerning souls — and shares a striking secret-friend bond with the Dragon. Its classical clash is the Rabbit, whose softness meets the Rooster's candor; a contrast to handle gently, not a verdict.
Why are Roosters so critical?
The Rooster's eye for flaws is the same eye that produces excellence — it simply sees the standard and how far something falls short of it. The gift softens, and lands far better, when the praise comes before the correction.
your animal is only the first pillar

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Your birth year names your animal — but a full BaZi chart holds four pillars: year, month, day, and hour, and the balance of all five elements woven through you. It’s free, and it settles your true animal to the exact moment of the Sun.

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