{
  "source": "https://www.selfgazer.com/chinese-zodiac/ox",
  "animal": "ox",
  "name": "Ox",
  "branch": {
    "key": "chou",
    "name": "Chou",
    "hanzi": "丑",
    "animal": "ox"
  },
  "copy": {
    "name": "Ox",
    "traits": "steady, patient, dependable and hardworking",
    "summary": "The Ox is the zodiac's builder. It is associated with endurance, honesty and the patience to finish what others abandon. It earns trust slowly and keeps it, though it can become stubborn and slow to forgive.",
    "strengths": "Reliability, persistence, calm, loyalty",
    "challenges": "Stubbornness, rigidity, holding grudges"
  },
  "computedAt": "2026-10-03T20:55:46.122Z",
  "years": [
    {
      "year": 1901,
      "animal": "ox",
      "animalName": "Ox",
      "element": "Metal",
      "polarity": "Yin",
      "hanzi": "辛丑",
      "pinyin": "Xin Chou",
      "label": "Metal Ox",
      "start": "1901-02-19",
      "end": "1902-02-07"
    },
    {
      "year": 1913,
      "animal": "ox",
      "animalName": "Ox",
      "element": "Water",
      "polarity": "Yin",
      "hanzi": "癸丑",
      "pinyin": "Gui Chou",
      "label": "Water Ox",
      "start": "1913-02-06",
      "end": "1914-01-25"
    },
    {
      "year": 1925,
      "animal": "ox",
      "animalName": "Ox",
      "element": "Wood",
      "polarity": "Yin",
      "hanzi": "乙丑",
      "pinyin": "Yi Chou",
      "label": "Wood Ox",
      "start": "1925-01-24",
      "end": "1926-02-12"
    },
    {
      "year": 1937,
      "animal": "ox",
      "animalName": "Ox",
      "element": "Fire",
      "polarity": "Yin",
      "hanzi": "丁丑",
      "pinyin": "Ding Chou",
      "label": "Fire Ox",
      "start": "1937-02-11",
      "end": "1938-01-30"
    },
    {
      "year": 1949,
      "animal": "ox",
      "animalName": "Ox",
      "element": "Earth",
      "polarity": "Yin",
      "hanzi": "己丑",
      "pinyin": "Ji Chou",
      "label": "Earth Ox",
      "start": "1949-01-29",
      "end": "1950-02-16"
    },
    {
      "year": 1961,
      "animal": "ox",
      "animalName": "Ox",
      "element": "Metal",
      "polarity": "Yin",
      "hanzi": "辛丑",
      "pinyin": "Xin Chou",
      "label": "Metal Ox",
      "start": "1961-02-15",
      "end": "1962-02-04"
    },
    {
      "year": 1973,
      "animal": "ox",
      "animalName": "Ox",
      "element": "Water",
      "polarity": "Yin",
      "hanzi": "癸丑",
      "pinyin": "Gui Chou",
      "label": "Water Ox",
      "start": "1973-02-03",
      "end": "1974-01-22"
    },
    {
      "year": 1985,
      "animal": "ox",
      "animalName": "Ox",
      "element": "Wood",
      "polarity": "Yin",
      "hanzi": "乙丑",
      "pinyin": "Yi Chou",
      "label": "Wood Ox",
      "start": "1985-02-20",
      "end": "1986-02-08"
    },
    {
      "year": 1997,
      "animal": "ox",
      "animalName": "Ox",
      "element": "Fire",
      "polarity": "Yin",
      "hanzi": "丁丑",
      "pinyin": "Ding Chou",
      "label": "Fire Ox",
      "start": "1997-02-07",
      "end": "1998-01-27"
    },
    {
      "year": 2009,
      "animal": "ox",
      "animalName": "Ox",
      "element": "Earth",
      "polarity": "Yin",
      "hanzi": "己丑",
      "pinyin": "Ji Chou",
      "label": "Earth Ox",
      "start": "2009-01-26",
      "end": "2010-02-13"
    },
    {
      "year": 2021,
      "animal": "ox",
      "animalName": "Ox",
      "element": "Metal",
      "polarity": "Yin",
      "hanzi": "辛丑",
      "pinyin": "Xin Chou",
      "label": "Metal Ox",
      "start": "2021-02-12",
      "end": "2022-01-31"
    },
    {
      "year": 2033,
      "animal": "ox",
      "animalName": "Ox",
      "element": "Water",
      "polarity": "Yin",
      "hanzi": "癸丑",
      "pinyin": "Gui Chou",
      "label": "Water Ox",
      "start": "2033-01-31",
      "end": "2034-02-18"
    },
    {
      "year": 2045,
      "animal": "ox",
      "animalName": "Ox",
      "element": "Wood",
      "polarity": "Yin",
      "hanzi": "乙丑",
      "pinyin": "Yi Chou",
      "label": "Wood Ox",
      "start": "2045-02-17",
      "end": "2046-02-05"
    },
    {
      "year": 2057,
      "animal": "ox",
      "animalName": "Ox",
      "element": "Fire",
      "polarity": "Yin",
      "hanzi": "丁丑",
      "pinyin": "Ding Chou",
      "label": "Fire Ox",
      "start": "2057-02-04",
      "end": "2058-01-23"
    },
    {
      "year": 2069,
      "animal": "ox",
      "animalName": "Ox",
      "element": "Earth",
      "polarity": "Yin",
      "hanzi": "己丑",
      "pinyin": "Ji Chou",
      "label": "Earth Ox",
      "start": "2069-01-23",
      "end": "2070-02-10"
    },
    {
      "year": 2081,
      "animal": "ox",
      "animalName": "Ox",
      "element": "Metal",
      "polarity": "Yin",
      "hanzi": "辛丑",
      "pinyin": "Xin Chou",
      "label": "Metal Ox",
      "start": "2081-02-09",
      "end": "2082-01-28"
    },
    {
      "year": 2093,
      "animal": "ox",
      "animalName": "Ox",
      "element": "Water",
      "polarity": "Yin",
      "hanzi": "癸丑",
      "pinyin": "Gui Chou",
      "label": "Water Ox",
      "start": "2093-01-27",
      "end": "2094-02-14"
    }
  ],
  "nextYear": {
    "year": 2033,
    "animal": "ox",
    "animalName": "Ox",
    "element": "Water",
    "polarity": "Yin",
    "hanzi": "癸丑",
    "pinyin": "Gui Chou",
    "label": "Water Ox",
    "start": "2033-01-31",
    "end": "2034-02-18"
  },
  "thisYear": null,
  "current": {
    "year": 2026,
    "animal": "horse",
    "animalName": "Horse",
    "element": "Fire",
    "polarity": "Yang",
    "hanzi": "丙午",
    "pinyin": "Bing Wu",
    "label": "Fire Horse",
    "start": "2026-02-17",
    "end": "2027-02-05"
  },
  "relations": [
    {
      "animal": "rat",
      "name": "Rat",
      "relation": "harmony"
    },
    {
      "animal": "tiger",
      "name": "Tiger",
      "relation": "neutral"
    },
    {
      "animal": "rabbit",
      "name": "Rabbit",
      "relation": "neutral"
    },
    {
      "animal": "dragon",
      "name": "Dragon",
      "relation": "break"
    },
    {
      "animal": "snake",
      "name": "Snake",
      "relation": "trine"
    },
    {
      "animal": "horse",
      "name": "Horse",
      "relation": "harm"
    },
    {
      "animal": "goat",
      "name": "Goat",
      "relation": "clash"
    },
    {
      "animal": "monkey",
      "name": "Monkey",
      "relation": "neutral"
    },
    {
      "animal": "rooster",
      "name": "Rooster",
      "relation": "trine"
    },
    {
      "animal": "dog",
      "name": "Dog",
      "relation": "punishment"
    },
    {
      "animal": "pig",
      "name": "Pig",
      "relation": "neutral"
    }
  ],
  "trine": {
    "element": "Metal",
    "animals": [
      "ox",
      "snake",
      "rooster"
    ]
  },
  "yearStatus": [
    "harm"
  ],
  "answer": "People born in the Year of the Ox include those born in 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, 2021 and 2033, counting from Lunar New Year rather than January 1. The next Year of the Ox is the Year of the Water Ox, from January 31, 2033 to February 18, 2034. The Ox is steady, patient, dependable and hardworking.",
  "matchAnswer": "The Ox's best matches are the Rat, Snake and Rooster (Six Harmonies with the Rat, the Metal trine with the Snake and Rooster). Its classical clash is with the Goat.",
  "currentYearAnswer": "In the current Year of the Fire Horse (February 17, 2026 to February 5, 2027), the Ox harms Tai Sui, so tradition counts it among the signs in conflict with Tai Sui this year."
}