Year of the Rooster

Rooster ranks tenth among twelve Chinese zodiac signs. The Years of the Rooster include 1921, 1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017, 2029...

Back in ancient times when there was no alarm clock, rooster played an important role of waking people up. Thus the first symbolic meaning of Chinese zodiac Rooster sign is punctuality. Besides, it was believed by ancient people that its crow and blood could dispel evil spirits, and that’s why rooster is also the embodiment of good luck.

Earthly Branch of Birth Year: You 酉
Wu Xing (The Five Elements): Metal (Jin)
Yin Yang: Yin

Years of the Rooster

Below are the exact years of the Rooster. It is worth mentioning that the classification is based on the Chinese lunar calendar, and the corresponding Gregorian dates of birth are listed for your reference. In addition, all the Rooster years can be subdivided by Five Elements, including Metal, Water, Wood, Fire and Earth, and Rooster people of different elements may have different personalities or fortunes.

Rooster Year	Start	End	Element
1921	Feb.8,1921	Jan.27,1922	Metal
1933	Jan.26,1933	Feb.13,1934	Water
1945	Feb.13,1945	Feb.1,1946	Wood
1957	Jan.31,1957	Feb.17,1958	Fire
1969	Feb.17,1969	Feb.5,1970	Earth
1981	Feb.5,1981	Jan.24,1982	Metal
1993	Jan.23,1993	Feb.9,1994	Water
2005	Feb.9,2005	Jan.28,2006	Wood
2017	Jan.28,2017	Feb.15,2018	Fire
2029	Feb.13,2029	Feb.2,2030	Earth

Lucky Signs for People Born in Rooster Year

Lucky Things for Roosters:

Lucky Numbers: 5, 7, 8 Lucky Colors: gold, brown, brownish yellow, yellow Lucky Flowers: gladiola, impatiens, cockscomb Lucky Directions: west, southwest, northeast

Things Should be Avoided:

Unlucky Numbers: 1, 3, 9 Unlucky Colors: white, green Unlucky Direction: east, north

Personality: Roosters are confident, sociable, intelligent and optimistic

By virtue of their outing personality, people with Chinese zodiac Rooster sign are good at making friends or adjusting themselves into a new environment. Whenever there is a tricky problem, they will not give up easily but try every means to solve it. Since they cannot stand lagging behind others, self-improving is an important part of their life.

However, as the name implies, Rooster people tend to be cocky or even arrogant sometimes. Their craving for attention may make others feel uncomfortable. The lack of patience could be another problem.

Strengths: Outgoing, humorous, independent, smart
Weaknesses: Impatient, boastful, egoistic
Rooster Men: Men born in the year of the Rooster are destined to be high fliers. They are seldom satisfied with the status quo, and always strive for better performance. In addition, many of them are gifted with business acumen and could earn a fortune during their middle age.
Rooster Women: Rooster women usually show an acute sense of judgement, which enables them to survive every puzzling situation. When getting along with others, they are considerate, generous, and willing to give a helping hand.
Personality by Five Elements: Which Type of 'Rooster' Are You?
According to the Chinese culture, the assessment of one’s personality will be more accurate after the Five Element is taken into consideration. See for yourself which type of Rooster you are.

Types	Years of Birth	Personality Traits
Wood Rooster	1945, 2005	Energetic, humurous, paying great attention to family
Fire Rooster	1957, 2017	Punctual, trustworthy, good at managing wealth
Earth Rooster	1969, 2029	Active, perceptive, love traveling and making friends
Metal Rooster	1921, 1981	Focused, rational, brave to overcome difficulties
Water Rooster	1933, 1993	Smart, sensitive, having a sense of aesthetic

Rooster’s Personality by Blood Types
• Blood Type O: They are sensitive to the external environment, thus good at grasping opportunities to achieve success. However, they tend to impose high standards on others, and may hurt people who really love them.
• Blood Type A: They are very responsible when performing duties at the workplace. Likewise, they treat their friends with ultimate sincerity. But they could be too conservative to try new things in life.
• Blood Type B: For fear that their dignity could be hurt, people of this type are introversive and aloof. But once they show uncanny ability in a certain area, they will attract people who appreciate them a lot.
• Blood Type AB: Considering their candid and outgoing personality, it is easy for them to build an extensive interpersonal network. However, they should be wary of being led astray by bad friends.

Love Compatibility of the Rooster

In Chinese culture, the stability of a relationship can be seen from couple’s zodiacs. Some people, such as Rat and Ox, were born to be perfect matches, while some may go through a lot of difficulties. Come and fill in your partner’s name right here to check out how compatible you are.

Best Matches: Ox, Snake
People born in the year of the Rooster will have a harmonious relationship with Ox or Snake people, because their personalities are highly complementary. Whenever there is a fight, Rooster is not the one who makes compromise first. In contrast, Ox or Snake plays a more positive role in resolving conflicts. More importantly, either side of this relationship feels grateful to the other’s devotion, so their love doesn’t fade away over time.
Bad Matches: Rat, Rabbit, Horse, Rooster, Dog
People of these matches are appealed by each other’s advantages at first. However, as more and more differences emerge, both sides start to complain and quarrel without showing any intention to reconcile. Much worse, since they both prefer being loved instead of loving others, their relationship may quickly fall apart when a passionate third person appears.
How to Get along with Roosters

Conflict is inevitable in a relationship. However, one can never count on Roosters to apologize first, even though it is their fault. Instead of pointing out their mistakes, their partners should better put forward feasible solutions directly, so as to keep the fight from escalating. Another tip for getting along with Roosters is to give them sufficient sense of security. When they are having a hard time, partner’s company and encouragement are of great help. Besides, Roosters despise those who often break promises or only pay lip service.

Jobs & Careers for Roosters

Best Jobs: Politicians, diplomats, public speakers, tour guides, actors/actresses, comedians, fashion designers…

Many Roosters have sharp views on hot issues and are good at materializing ideas. Plus their eloquence and great zeal for power, they are very suitable to be a politician, diplomat or public speaker. For those with less political consciousness, they may consider being a tour guide or an actor/actress, because they barely feel shy when speaking or performing in public. In addition, some people born in the year of the Rooster have a discerning eye for arts. After taking their interest in appearance into account, they will be in their elements as a fashion designer.

Health & Fitness Advice

As picky eaters, Rooster children are susceptible to malnutrition or other digestive diseases. As for older ones, chronic fatigue and mental tense may interfere with their performance at school or company. Apart from a balanced diet and enough rest, people born in the year of the Rooster need to find a hobby as a good distraction from work. It could be a sport such as jogging or swimming, or a pastime like watching movies or cooking. In addition, they should pay enough attention to any abnormal symptom of their body and take regular physical examinations.

Rooster's Fortune in 2024

2024 would be a lucky year for Rooster people based on Rooster fortune in 2024. In particular, they would have a great luck in terms of career and wealth. As long as they make efforts at work, they could get payback eventually, which is to say that they may have a promotion, gain bonus, or attain an increase of their wages. Obviously, for the raise in career, they could also gain more wealth. Their love fortune is also good in 2024, as there would be many opportunities to make acquaintance with others. It’s advised for married couples to take a holiday together in their spare time so as to keep the inseparable love. Their health fortune is just so-so, while daily protection and regular exercise are fundamental especially for the kids and the elders.

Career: People with Rooster sign of Chinese zodiac would have a pretty good luck in 2024 in their career. Their efforts would be paid back finally, so a promotion or salary increase could be expected. The merchants could also try some new business.
Wealth: Their wealth fortune is also very good for Rooster people in 2024. In addition to increasing wages, they could gain a barrel of other income. Businessmen could also expand the scale of production to earn more.
Relationships: They would encounter many chances to know a number of new acquaintances. In this case, the singles could chase the person they have a crush on boldly, sincerely and decently. Couple activities are good for their affectionate relationship between the husband and wife.
Education: They could do well in studying and get great records in examinations. It’s a lucky year to arm themselves with knowledge and skills via amplifying their efforts. Engaging in advanced study or further education is also an alternative if available.
Health: Rooster people’s health luck is not bad, but not good, either. Both kids and the elderly may need to be cared and take moderate exercise to strength themselves. A good living habit is crucial for them, and they should be cautious of traffic when driving.

Rooster's Fortune in 2025

People born in the year of the Rooster would be blessed with excellent luck in 2025, especially in career and wealth. They could fully show their leadership and are lucky to get promoted. With the help of benefactors such as kind colleagues and discerning leaders, "Roosters" could go further in the workplace. In addition to the increased salary brought by promotion, there is a possibility to get a windfall. For businessmen, it may be a good time to expand business and cooperate with others for more profits. The love fortune is not bad for married ones and people in love, but singles may have little time to find their lover because of busy work. To keep fit, remember to do physical checkups.

Career: Thanks to increasing opportunities for demonstrating their abilities and the help of benefactors, "Roosters" could make breakthroughs in their workplace and a promotion looks close.
Wealth: People with Rooster sign are likely to get a windfall at the end of the year. Businessmen could make more profits by expanding business scale and cooperating with others.
Relationships: Both married couples and unmarried lovers are lucky in love and relationships, but it may be a disappointing year for singles because they may not have much time to meet new people and start a sweet relationship.
Education: Students are lucky to pass exams and get ideal grades through hard work. College students are advised to improve their professional skills to prepare for job hunting.
Health: It is not difficult to keep in good health in 2025 if "Roosters" have a healthy lifestyle. Pay special attention to the health condition of the elder families.

Famous People: Rooster Zodiac Eminent Personalities

Tom Selleck: January 29, 1945, Wood Rooster
Kelly McGillis: July 9, 1957, Fire Rooster
Jennifer Aniston: February 11, 1969, Earth Rooster
Britney Spears: December 2, 1981, Metal Rooster
Justin Timberlake: January 31, 1981, Metal Rooster
Taylor Momsen: July 26, 1993, Water Rooster

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