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Ox / Bull / Cow
Year of the Ox / Bull - Zodiac Sign
牛 is the character for bull, cow, ox, or bovine creature in Chinese, old Korean, and Japanese.
If you were born in the year of the ox/bull/cow, you . . .
Are dedicated to your work.
Are discrete, careful and conscientious.
Value work and family.
Note that in this Chinese character, there is no distinction between bull and cow. All bovine creatures fit into the definition of this character. To distinguish between male and female, another sex-designating character is added in front of this character. Therefore, in China, the energy drink “Red Bull” (Hong Niu) is often translated in the minds of Chinese people as “Red Cow” or even “Red Ox.”
See also our Chinese Zodiac page.
Fire Ox/Bull
The Year of the Fire Ox/Bull
火牛 is Fire Ox/Bull in Chinese.
In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1877, 1937, 1997, and 2057.
In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 丁丑.
See Also: Ox/Bull
Earth Ox/Bull
The Year of the Earth Ox/Bull
土牛 is Earth Ox/Bull in Chinese.
In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1889, 1949, 2009, and 2069.
In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 己丑.
See Also: Ox/Bull
Wood Ox/Bull
The Year of the Wood Ox/Bull
木牛 is Wood Ox/Bull in Chinese.
In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1865, 1925, 1985, and 2045.
In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 乙丑.
See Also: Ox/Bull
Water Ox/Bull
The Year of the Water Ox/Bull
水牛 is Water Ox/Bull in Chinese.
In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1913, 1973, 2033, and 2093.
In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 癸丑.
See Also: Ox/Bull
Golden/Metal Ox/Bull
The Year of the Golden/Metal Ox/Bull
金牛 is Golden/Metal Ox/Bull in Chinese.
In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1901, 1961, 2021, and 2081.
In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 辛丑.
See Also: Ox/Bull
Chou
丑 can refer to the astrological time of the ox, or a Chinese surname, Chou.
丑 represents the 2nd earthly branch. In daily time, 1:00-3:00 AM, or the 12th/last month in the Chinese calendar.
In an ancient year-naming scheme, this can represent the year of the Ox (one of twelve animals paired with one of five element characters yielding a 60-year cycle).
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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your Year of the Ox search...
| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
丑 see styles |
chǒu chou3 ch`ou chou chuu / chu ちゅう |
More info & calligraphy: Chou(1) the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac); (2) (obsolete) (See 丑の刻) hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am); (3) (obsolete) north-northeast; (4) (obsolete) twelfth month of the lunar calendar; (personal name) Chuu |
丁丑 see styles |
dīng chǒu ding1 chou3 ting ch`ou ting chou hinotonoushi; teichuu / hinotonoshi; techu ひのとのうし; ていちゅう |
fourteenth year D2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1997 or 2057 (See 干支・1) Fire Ox (14th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1937, 1997, 2057) |
丑年 see styles |
ushidoshi うしどし |
year of the ox |
丑牛 see styles |
chǒu niú chou3 niu2 ch`ou niu chou niu |
Year 2, year of the Bull or Ox (e.g. 2009) |
乙丑 see styles |
yǐ chǒu yi3 chou3 i ch`ou i chou kinotoushi; icchuu; occhuu / kinotoshi; icchu; occhu きのとうし; いっちゅう; おっちゅう |
second year B2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1985 or 2045 (See 干支・1) Wood Ox (2nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1925, 1985, 2045) |
己丑 see styles |
jǐ chǒu ji3 chou3 chi ch`ou chi chou tsuchinotoushi; kichuu / tsuchinotoshi; kichu つちのとうし; きちゅう |
twenty-sixth year F2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2009 or 2069 (See 干支・1) Earth Ox (26th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1949, 2009, 2069) |
牛年 see styles |
niú nián niu2 nian2 niu nien |
Year of the Ox or Bull (e.g. 2009) |
癸丑 see styles |
guǐ chǒu gui3 chou3 kuei ch`ou kuei chou mizunotoushi; kichuu / mizunotoshi; kichu みずのとうし; きちゅう |
fiftieth year J2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1973 or 2033 (See 干支・1) Water Ox (50th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1913, 1973, 2033) |
辛丑 see styles |
xīn chǒu xin1 chou3 hsin ch`ou hsin chou kanotoushi; shinchuu / kanotoshi; shinchu かのとうし; しんちゅう |
thirty-eighth year H2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1961 or 2021; cf 辛丑條約|辛丑条约, Protocol of Beijing of 1901 ending the 8-nation intervention after the Boxer uprising (See 干支・1) Metal Ox (38th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1961, 2021, 2081) |
丑の年 see styles |
ushinotoshi うしのとし |
(exp,n) (See 丑年) year of the Ox |
生肖屬相 生肖属相 see styles |
shēng xiào shǔ xiàng sheng1 xiao4 shu3 xiang4 sheng hsiao shu hsiang |
birth year as designated by animal symbols (mouse, ox, tiger etc) |
Variations: |
ushidoshi うしどし |
year of the Ox |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Ox Bull Cow | 牛 | ushi | niú / niu2 / niu | |
| Fire Ox/Bull | 火牛 | huǒ niú / huo3 niu2 / huo niu / huoniu | ||
| Earth Ox/Bull | 土牛 | tǔ niú / tu3 niu2 / tu niu / tuniu | t`u niu / tuniu / tu niu | |
| Wood Ox/Bull | 木牛 | mù niú / mu4 niu2 / mu niu / muniu | ||
| Water Ox/Bull | 水牛 | shuǐ niú / shui3 niu2 / shui niu / shuiniu | ||
| Golden/Metal Ox/Bull | 金牛 | jīn niú / jin1 niu2 / jin niu / jinniu | chin niu / chinniu | |
| Chou | 丑 | chuu / chu | chǒu / chou3 / chou | ch`ou / chou |
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