Rooster Chinese Zodiac: Personality, Years & Compatibility
Observant, hardworking, courageous, and talented
This is the traditional association for the Rooster sign. A person's birth-year element is calculated separately from the 60-year cycle. See the five-element cycle.
Personality Traits
Strengths
- โHonest
- โOrganized
- โConfident
- โPunctual
Challenges
- !Critical
- !Perfectionist
- !Boastful
Rooster Chinese Zodiac Years
In the 1900โ2100 chart, these Gregorian years begin a Rooster zodiac year on Chinese New Year:
The cycle repeats every 12 years. If you were born in January or early February, use your full birth date because the Chinese New Year boundary changes annually.
View the complete Chinese zodiac years chartRooster in Chinese cultural tradition
The Roosterโs everyday role as a morning signal has informed traditional themes of punctuality, clarity, and visibility. The symbolism gives context to the profile, while the animal and element shown by the calculator come from the calendar cycle.
How to use this guide
The year table is a reference tool. For an individual answer, enter the complete birth date because the transition date changes from year to year.
The Five Elements in Rooster Years
Chinese zodiac tradition pairs each year animal with one of five elements: Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, or Water. The animal repeats every 12 years, while the animal-element combination repeats every 60 years. The table below shows the Rooster year combinations in our calendar range.
These are traditional cultural classifications, not a personality or life-outcome assessment.
A common Rooster question
The Rooster cycle repeats every twelve years, but that does not mean every Rooster-year birth shares the same element.
See our calculation method and sources โRooster Chinese Zodiac FAQ
What years are Rooster in the Chinese zodiac?
In our 1900โ2100 chart, Rooster years are 1909, 1921, 1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017, 2029, 2041, 2053, 2065, 2077, 2089. The zodiac cycle repeats every 12 years, but the exact boundary is Chinese New Year.
Is everyone born in a Rooster year a Rooster?
Not always. The Chinese zodiac year begins on Chinese New Year, not January 1. Someone born before that date belongs to the previous zodiac animal.
How can I confirm my Rooster Chinese zodiac sign?
Use a full birth date and compare it with Chinese New Year for that year. Zodiac Compass does this calculation automatically.