Year of the Ox

Chinese Zodiacs

Zodiac Ox ranks second in twelve Chinese zodiacs. It matches the Chou in the twelve earthly branches; thus, the zodiac ox is also referred to as Chou Ox (丑牛).

Years of the Ox

Oxes’ Personality from Western Astrology, Five Elements, and Blood Types
Oxes’ Love Compatibility
Lucky and Unlucky Things for Ox People
Careers for Ox
Best Business partners for oxes
Building a relationship with ox people
Oxes’ Fortune in 2020

Years of the Ox

Years of the Ox	Period	Associated Element	Yin/Yang	Heavenly Stems
1925	Jan.24 1925 - Feb.12 1926	Wood	Yin	Yi Chou
1937	Feb.11, 1937 - Jan.31, 1938	Fire	Yin	Ding Chou
1949	Jan.29 1949 - Feb.16 1950	Earth	Yin	Ji Chou
1961	Feb.15 1961 - Feb.4 1962	Metal (Gold)	Yin	Xin Chou
1973	Feb.3, 1973 - Jan.22, 1974	Water	Yin	Gui Chou
1985	Feb.19 1985 - Feb.8 1986	Wood	Yin	Yi Chou
1997	Feb.7, 1997 - Jan.27, 1998	Fire	Yin	Ding Chou
2009	Jan.26 2009 - Feb.13 2010	Earth	Yin	Ji Chou
2021	Feb.12, 2021 - Jan.31, 2022	Metal (Gold)	Yin	Xin Chou
2033	Jan.31 2033 - Feb.18 2034	Water	Yin	Gui Chou

Oxes’ Personality

Strengths:

Hard-working, persevering, strong-willed, go-getting, honest, reliable, responsible, caring, modest, discreet, just, practical, and enduring.
Being kind and honest is the lifelong nature of oxes. They have deep patriotism, ambition, and values both career and family.

Weaknesses:

Tend to be self-contemptuous, impulsive, hard to listen to others, unsocial, lack adaptability, reticent, stubborn, subjective, and arbitrary. When ox people get stubborn about something, they won't listen to anyone.

Characteristics of Ox Men

Ox men like to create their cognitive system and pursue their course to the end. Most ox men are composed and easy to gain the trust of others. They can act honestly and hardheadedly. Besides, ox men are very confident, but they look down on others and often lack humor and passion.
In daily life, ox men are very honest and principled. They have a regular lifestyle and stayed calm and awake every second. They value any promise they made and take the effort to fulfill it.
In relationships, ox men are very serious and practical. They don't easily accept other people's favor. Once they do, it's hard for them to give up.
In career, the graceful exterior of ox men can gain the trust of their leaders. They can be very responsible and trustworthy. They can be very disciplined and impose too much pressure on other people.

Characteristics of Ox Women

Ox women have rich inner emotions, love life, and don't like to compromise. They are destined to fight all their life. Most ox women are mild, calm, smart, and quick-witted. They don't usually get into a rage unless in terms of principle. They love to try new things, but they don't usually stay interested for a long time. Therefore, ox women are always trying to create and enrich their lives.
In daily life, ox women always keep their houses neat and clean; and their checkbooks balanced. As they don't stay interested in one thing long, ox women are always looking for new ways to fulfill their life.
In relationships, ox women are mild, prudent, and enduring. They can devote themselves to the other half. Their valuing family makes them an ideal wife for a family.
In career, ox women are always diligent and hard working. They value career very much and tend to pursue their career.

Oxes and Western Astrology Signs

	Ox
Aries	persistent and restraining
Taurus	silent, prudent, and patient
Gemini	stable, thoughtful, and unusual
Cancer	decisive and preserving
Leo	authoritative, opinionated, and strong
Virgo	discreet, clear, eloquent, and independent
Libra	perfection pursuing, efficient and authoritative
Scorpio	slow and thorough
Sagittarius	passionate, eloquent, honest, generous, and ambitious
Capricorn	traditional, indecisive, conservative, and inconsiderate
Aquarius	strong, caring, and flexible
Pisces	individualized

Oxes and Five Elements

Types of Ox	Years	Characteristics
Wood Ox	1925 and 1985	Strengths: active, righteous, unselfish, and caring; Weaknesses: too strong, straightforward.
Fire Ox	1937 and 1997	Strengths: clever, thrifty, and practical; Weaknesses: short-sighted, intolerant, and indecisive.
Earth Ox	1949 and 2009	Strengths: self-knowledgeable, responsible, and grateful; Weaknesses: too sensitive and face-saving.
Metal (Gold) Ox	1961 and 2021	Strengths: people person, introverted, and enduring. Weaknesses: indecisive and suspicious.
Water Ox	1913 and 1973	Strengths: realistic, preserving, ambitious, and practical. Weaknesses: subjective and too silent.

Oxes with Different Blood Type

Oxes with Blood Type O: they are self-disciplined and have strict requirements on others, making them hard to get along. However, these ox people are hard-working, honest, preserving, and ambitious. They have a strong sense of business.
Oxes with Blood Type B: they are cheerful, invigorating, tolerant, quick-witted, logical, creative, and willing to offer and help. Such oxes are easy to gain the trust of their leaders and succeed. However, they can be fickle about things.
Oxes with Blood Type A: they are practical, steady, enduring, responsible, logical, generous, open-minded, loyal, and have a strong sense of morality and family responsibility.
Oxes with Blood Type AB: they are optimistic, quick-witted, sophisticated, and adaptable. Such oxes don't usually offend others as they can accommodate their behaviors based on occasions. They value knowledge and have talents in organizing and leading. They can be good diplomats.

Oxes’ Love Compatibility

Each zodiac has its characteristics. Love compatibility of Chinese zodiacs takes these characteristics, five elements, and the horoscope into account to predict the best and worst matches. Assuming you are an ox, refer to the below table for your best matches.

Rat

Tiger

Rabbit

Dragon

Snake

Horse

Goat

Monkey

Rooster

Dog

Pig

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Best matches: Rat, Snake, and Rooster;

Worst matches: Tiger, Dragon, Horse, or Goat.

Lucky and Unlucky Things for Ox People

Lucky Things for Oxes
Lucky Numbers: 1, 9, 19, 91
Lucky Colors: red, blue, purple
Lucky Flowers: tulip, evergreen, peach blossom
Lucky Directions: southeast, south, and north

Things to be avoided

Unlucky numbers: 3, 4, 34, 43
Unlucky Colors: white, green
Unlucky direction: west.

The Best Careers for Oxes

The most distinct personality is reliability, which means ox people can gain trust from their leaders easily. However, ox people can't be complacent. Although ox people may seem simple, silent, and introverted, they have indomitable character and logical mind. When the opportunity presents itself, ox people will show their strong, confidant, and fearless nature to steer. Usually, ox people don't fully understand other people's feelings. They are not very romantic. Thus, ox people should have careers that require steady and long-lasting perseverance.
The suitable occupations for ox people are husbandry, hardware, pharmacy, tea trade, politics, real estate, intermediary agencies, and consulting works.
The best career for oxes: home decoration and building material services.

Who is the Best Business Partner for Ox?

Ox and Rat	Good partners in both marriage and career.
Ox and Ox	Average partners who have mutual interests, but no deep understanding.
Ox and Tiger	Bad partners who can’t understand and trust each other.
Ox and Rabbit	Average partners, have mutual interests and can work harmoniously together.
Ox and Dragon	Average partners, respect each other and can work together for mutual benefits.
Ox and Snake	Good partners in both marriage and business.
Ox and Horse	Bad partners, hard to communicate with each other.
Ox and Goat	Bad partners have conflicts.
Ox and Monkey	Average partners, no obvious conflict, but not suitable to pursue the same course together.
Ox and Rooster	Good partners in both marriage and career.
Ox and Dog	Bad partners, no mutual feelings, and interests.
Ox and Pig	Average partners can work together, but not for a long time.

How to Build a Relationship with Ox?

1.Fight Together with Oxes

Ox people are almost fighting all their life. They are positive and responsible for both career and family. They tend to work hard on every matter. To build a relationship with such oxes, you have to fight and strive together to be their partners.

2.Follow the Rules

Ox people value rules and lead a regular lifestyle. You have to follow the rules like them to get along. Meanwhile, ox people have a long-term nervous tension, which requires you to help them relax.

3.Check Their Thoughts

Ox people don't usually reveal their unsatisfactory thoughts in both family and career life. Thus, if you want to get along with them, you need to check their feelings constantly to ensure everything is good.