The Ox stands for steady, honest work — it's the animal that carried the rat in the race story. Ox years are linked with patience and reliability.
- 地支
- 丑
- Chinese zodiac · 2 of 12
- Ox years
- 1961 · 1973 · 1985 · 1997 · 2009 · 2021
Best friends (trine)
Secret friend (six harmony)
Opposite (clash)
A zodiac year starts at Lunar New Year, so people born in January or early February before it belong to the previous animal. Matches follow the old pattern: animals four years apart form a trine (92), six fixed pairs are “secret friends” (86), animals six years apart clash (42).