Zodiazi
Rooster
酉
- Earthly Branch
- 酉
- Element of the branch
- Metal
- Yin / Yang
- Yin
The Rooster announces the day. Tradition associates it with honesty, diligence and a sharp eye for order and detail.
Personality
The Rooster is described as confident, organised and outspoken. It keeps high standards and says what it thinks. Its shadow side is criticism: the Rooster can be hard on others and on itself when things are less than perfect.
Love and relationships
In love the Rooster is pictured as loyal and protective, showing care through practical help. Tradition pairs it well with the Dragon, and with the Ox and Snake.
Work and everyday life
Symbolically the Rooster fits work that needs precision and planning: administration, logistics, quality control and performance. Its reflection is leaving room for imperfection and for other people's pace.
Symbolism
The Rooster belongs to the branch 酉, the hours 17:00–19:00 and the west. In the Great Race it found the raft, crossed with the Goat and the Monkey and came tenth.
Five variants
Over the 60-year cycle each animal meets each element once. The stem of the year decides which variant it is.
Years of the Rooster
Exact dates from Chinese New Year. Anyone born in January or early February may belong to the previous animal.
| Year | From | To | Element of the year | 干支 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909 | 22 January 1909 | 9 February 1910 | Earth Rooster | 己酉 |
| 1921 | 8 February 1921 | 27 January 1922 | Metal Rooster | 辛酉 |
| 1933 | 26 January 1933 | 13 February 1934 | Water Rooster | 癸酉 |
| 1945 | 13 February 1945 | 1 February 1946 | Wood Rooster | 乙酉 |
| 1957 | 31 January 1957 | 17 February 1958 | Fire Rooster | 丁酉 |
| 1969 | 17 February 1969 | 5 February 1970 | Earth Rooster | 己酉 |
| 1981 | 5 February 1981 | 24 January 1982 | Metal Rooster | 辛酉 |
| 1993 | 23 January 1993 | 9 February 1994 | Water Rooster | 癸酉 |
| 2005 | 9 February 2005 | 28 January 2006 | Wood Rooster | 乙酉 |
| 2017 | 28 January 2017 | 15 February 2018 | Fire Rooster | 丁酉 |
| 2029 | 13 February 2029 | 2 February 2030 | Earth Rooster | 己酉 |
| 2041 | 1 February 2041 | 21 January 2042 | Metal Rooster | 辛酉 |
| 2053 | 19 February 2053 | 7 February 2054 | Water Rooster | 癸酉 |
| 2065 | 5 February 2065 | 25 January 2066 | Wood Rooster | 乙酉 |
| 2077 | 24 January 2077 | 11 February 2078 | Fire Rooster | 丁酉 |
| 2089 | 10 February 2089 | 29 January 2090 | Earth Rooster | 己酉 |
Compatibility
No percentage, no score: tradition describes harmony and tension, it does not measure them.