The Rooster in Chinese Astrology

Personality of the Rooster

Sharp, honest, hardworking. Notices details others miss and says what's true. Core traits: observant, hardworking, precise, candid.

People born in the Year of the Rooster (雞) tend to show these qualities in work, relationships, and how they meet challenges. Your ruling element — Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, or Water, set by your birth year — adds another layer, so a Wood Rooster and a Metal Rooster express the same core nature differently.

Rooster compatibility

The Rooster's strongest matches are the Ox and the Snake, who share the Rooster's rhythm and values. The most challenging match is the Rabbit, the Rooster's zodiac opposite. Real compatibility also depends on each person's full chart — month and hour animals and elements matter as much as the year sign.

Your three animals

Most people only know their year animal. But your birth month and hour each carry their own animal too — your inner (work and family) self and your private inner self. Together with your ruling element and yin/yang polarity, they form a layered portrait. The free calculator finds all three in seconds.

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