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3. Wood Rooster
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Rooster / Chicken
Year of the Rooster / Zodiac Sign
鷄 or 雞 is the character for rooster or chicken in Chinese, old Korean, and Japanese.
If you were born in the year of the rooster (chicken), you . . .
Have a unique sense of color.
Are highly principled and responsible.
Have persuasive power.
Are honest.
Have a great ability to communicate.
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See also our Chinese Zodiac page.
Water Rooster
The Year of the Water Rooster
水雞 is Water Rooster in Chinese.
In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1873, 1933, 1993, and 2053.
In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 癸酉.
See Also: Rooster
Wood Rooster
The Year of the Wood Rooster
木雞 is Wood Rooster in Chinese.
In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1885, 1945, 2005, and 2065.
In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 乙酉.
See Also: Rooster
Fire Rooster
The Year of the Fire Rooster
火雞 is Fire Rooster in Chinese.
In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1897, 1957, 2017, and 2077.
In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 丁酉.
See Also: Rooster
Earth Rooster
The Year of the Earth Rooster
土雞 is Earth Rooster in Chinese.
In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1909, 1969, 2029, and 2089.
In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 己酉.
See Also: Rooster
Golden/Metal Rooster
The Year of the Golden/Metal Rooster
金雞 is Golden/Metal Rooster in Chinese.
In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1921, 1981, 2041, and 2101.
In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 辛酉.
See Also: Rooster
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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your rooster year search...
| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
酉 see styles |
yǒu you3 yu yuu / yu ゆう |
10th earthly branch: 5-7 p.m., 8th solar month (8th September-7th October), year of the Rooster; ancient Chinese compass point: 270° (west) (1) the Rooster (tenth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Cock; the Chicken; the Bird; (2) (obsolete) (See 酉の刻) hour of the Rooster (around 6pm, 5-7pm, or 6-8pm); (3) (obsolete) west; (4) (obsolete) eight month of the lunar calendar; (personal name) Yū |
丁酉 see styles |
dīng yǒu ding1 you3 ting yu hinototori; teiyuu / hinototori; teyu ひのととり; ていゆう |
thirty-fourth year D10 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1957 or 2017 (See 干支・1) Fire Rooster (34th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1957, 2017, 2077) |
乙酉 see styles |
yǐ yǒu yi3 you3 i yu kinototori; itsuyuu; otsuyuu / kinototori; itsuyu; otsuyu きのととり; いつゆう; おつゆう |
twenty-second year B10 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2005 or 2065 (See 干支・1) Wood Rooster (22nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1945, 2005, 2065) |
己酉 see styles |
jǐ yǒu ji3 you3 chi yu tsuchinototori; kiyuu / tsuchinototori; kiyu つちのととり; きゆう |
forty-sixth year F10 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1969 or 2029 (See 干支・1) Earth Rooster (46th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1909, 1969, 2029) |
癸酉 see styles |
guǐ yǒu gui3 you3 kuei yu mizunototori; kiyuu / mizunototori; kiyu みずのととり; きゆう |
tenth year J10 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1993 or 2053 (See 干支・1) Water Rooster (10th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1933, 1993, 2053) |
辛酉 see styles |
xīn yǒu xin1 you3 hsin yu kanototori; shinyuu / kanototori; shinyu かのととり; しんゆう |
fifty-eighth year H10 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1981 or 2041 (See 干支・1) Metal Rooster (58th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1921, 1981, 2041) |
酉の年 see styles |
torinotoshi とりのとし |
(exp,n) (See 酉年) year of the Rooster |
Variations: |
toridoshi(酉年, tori年); toridoshi(tori年) とりどし(酉年, とり年); トリどし(トリ年) |
year of the Rooster; year of the Cock |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Rooster Chicken | 鷄 or 雞 鸡 or 鶏 | niwatori | jī / ji1 / ji | chi |
| Water Rooster | 水雞 水鸡 | shuǐ jī / shui3 ji1 / shui ji / shuiji | shui chi / shuichi | |
| Wood Rooster | 木雞 木鸡 | mù jī / mu4 ji1 / mu ji / muji | mu chi / muchi | |
| Fire Rooster | 火雞 火鸡 | huǒ jī / huo3 ji1 / huo ji / huoji | huo chi / huochi | |
| Earth Rooster | 土雞 土鸡 | tǔ jī / tu3 ji1 / tu ji / tuji | t`u chi / tuchi / tu chi | |
| Golden/Metal Rooster | 金雞 金鸡 | jīn jī / jin1 ji1 / jin ji / jinji | chin chi / chinchi | |
| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | ||||
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