If you were born in 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, 2021, 2033 (or the same animal year before that), you are a Ox. Note that the Chinese year begins at Lunar New Year in late January or February, so if you were born in early January or February, check the exact date — your sign may be the previous year's animal.
Ox strengths
- Reliable
- Patient
- Hard-working
- Honest
- Determined
Watch-outs
- Stubborn
- Inflexible
- Slow to open up
- Can be blunt
The Ox personality
The Ox is patient, methodical, and immovably reliable. Oxen earn trust through sheer consistency and quiet strength, though that same steadiness can read as stubbornness. The dependable, hard-working anchor who finishes what others start.
Ox compatibility
In Chinese astrology, the Ox gets along best with the Snake and Rooster — together they form one of the four compatibility trines. The hardest match is the Goat, the Ox's traditional clash. See the full Chinese zodiac compatibility chart.
Ox luck
Lucky numbers: 1, 9. Lucky colors: white, yellow, green.
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