Chinese zodiac · 雞 · 酉 You
The Rooster
Observant, Hardworking, Confident, Honest: the Rooster is the 10th sign of the Chinese zodiac.
About the Rooster
- Fixed element
- Metal
- Yin or yang
- Yin
- Hours
- 17:00–19:00
- Month
- September
- Direction
- West
- Lucky colours
- Gold, brown, yellow
- Flowers
- Gladiola, cockscomb
Good and bad traits
Good traits
- Observant
- Hardworking
- Confident
- Honest
- Punctual
- Courageous
Bad traits
- Boastful
- Critical
- Vain
- Blunt
- Perfectionist
Years of the Rooster
1933 (Water) · 1945 (Wood) · 1957 (Fire) · 1969 (Earth) · 1981 (Metal) · 1993 (Water) · 2005 (Wood) · 2017 (Fire) · 2029 (Earth)
A Chinese year starts at the lunar new year, between 21 January and 20 February, so people born early in a calendar year belong to the year before.
Rooster compatibility
- Rooster and OxNatural match · Trine (San He)
- Rooster and DragonNatural match · Six harmonies (Liu He)
- Rooster and SnakeNatural match · Trine (San He)
- Rooster and RatWorkable · Neutral
- Rooster and TigerWorkable · Neutral
- Rooster and HorseWorkable · Neutral
- Rooster and GoatWorkable · Neutral
- Rooster and MonkeyWorkable · Neutral
- Rooster and PigWorkable · Neutral
- Rooster and RoosterChallenging · Same sign, self-punishment
- Rooster and DogChallenging · Harm (Liu Hai)
- Rooster and RabbitCombustible · Clash (Liu Chong)
Famous people born in a Rooster year
MolièreFrench playwright and actor15 January 1622 – 16739CapricornRabindranath TagoreBengali poet, philosopher and polymath7 May 1861 – 19411TaurusRichard WagnerGerman composer22 May 1813 – 18834GeminiCarl Friedrich GaussGerman mathematician and physicist30 April 1777 – 185511masterTaurusBeyoncéAmerican singer-songwriter4 September 19815VirgoGiuseppe VerdiItalian opera composer10 October 1813 – 19016LibraOsama bin Ladenfounder of al-Qaeda10 March 1957 – 20118PiscesKwame NkrumahGhanaian politician21 September 1909 – 19724VirgoBenjamin FranklinAmerican polymath and statesman17 January 1706 – 17905CapricornNiels BohrDanish physicist7 October 1885 – 19623LibraRoger FedererSwiss tennis player8 August 19818LeoAung San Suu Kyiformer State Counsellor of Myanmar and Leader of the National League for Democ…19 June 19458Gemini
Questions and answers
What years are the Year of the Rooster?
1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017, 2029
Who is the Rooster compatible with?
Ox, Dragon, Snake