Year of the Rooster

Written by Sally Guo Updated May. 30, 2022

The recent years of the rooster are 2017, 2005, 1993, 1981, 1969, 1957, 1945… If you were born in one of the years, your Chinese zodiac sign is the Rooster. The next rooster year comes in 2029.

Chinese Zodiac Rooster Years 1993, 1981, 1969...

The recent rooster years are: 2017, 2005, 1993, 1981, 1969, 1957, 1945, 1933...The Chinese zodiac Rooster years come every 12 years as a cycle.

Chinese zodiac years are based on the Chinese lunar calendar which starts on the Chinese New Year.

Rooster Years	Birth Dates	Types of Rooster
2029	13 Feb 2029 to 2 Feb 2030	Earth Rooster
2017	28 Jan 2017 to 15 Feb 2018	Fire Rooster
2005	9 Feb 2005 to 28 Jan 2006	Wood Rooster
1993	23 Jan 1993 to 9 Feb 1994	Water Rooster
1981	5 Feb 1981 to 24 Jan 1982	Gold Rooster
1969	17 Feb 1969 to 5 Feb 1970	Earth Rooster
1957	31 Jan 1957 to 17 Feb 1958	Fire Rooster
1945	13 Feb 1945 to 1 Feb 1946	Wood Rooster

Use the Chinese Zodiac calculator below to find out your zodiac sign and element.

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Rooster’s Personality

Most Roosters are fashionable, even ostentatious, while at the same time conservative in sentiment.

Rooster people like shopping and spend time admiring themselves in the mirror. While Roosters will spend a lot of cash on clothes and shoes, they are actually canny customers, carefully comparing prices to find the best deal.

Roosters are remarkable coordinators. They lead refined lives, are clean, and make decisions quickly when clearly presented with all the possibilities. They are dedicated, gifted, bold, and ingenious. They are also confident with an infectious character, though they may seem a bit overwhelming at times.

In friendship, people born in the year of the rooster are committed and loyal. You will find Roosters are awesome at keeping promises. If the Rooster people say they will do something, you can be sure it will be done.

Finally, most Roosters are great talkers. They have the capacity to strike up a conversation at any time, any place, and with anybody.

Five Elements of the Rooster - Gold, Wood, Water, Earth, Fire Rooster

In Chinese elements theory, there are five elements: Gold (Metal), Water, Wood, Fire, and Earth. Each zodiac year is associated with an element.

Chinese people believed that personal characteristics are associated both with the birth of animal signs and elements. People born with different animal signs and elements will have different personalities.

Roosters	Birth Years	Personality Traits
Earth Rooster	1969, 2029	the social butterfly, charming, easygoing
Fire Rooster	1957, 2017	go their own way, overambitious, impetuous
Wood Rooster	1945, 2005	clever, confident, cheerful
Water Rooster	1933, 1993	fashion, emotional, popular among friends
Gold Rooster	1921, 1981	practical, calm, persistent

Read more details on the Five Elements of Zodiac Rooster.

Zodiac Rooster's Love Compatibility

According to Chinese astrology, each zodiac sign has its unique personality. When considering love compatibility, the characteristics of the zodiac signs have been taken into account. If the characteristics of the two zodiac signs match well, they can be compatible in love, otherwise, they are incompatible.

Below are the best and worst matches for zodiac roosters.

Zodiac Rooster's Best Matches: Ox, Snake

Rooster and Ox

People born in years of the ox and rooster years are usually steady and conservative. In a love relationship, they have complementary personalities and hold the same goals in life.

In the parent-child relationship, it is lucky for rooster people to have ox parents. People born in the year of the rooster are reserved and tender-hearted. Fortunately, the ox people are patient and reliable, the sweet-tempered child would be taken good care of.

Rooster and Snake

Snakes and Roosters could make an awesome match. They can build a warm family with each other. Their children will get support and encouragement from them.

Zodiac Rooster's Worst Match: Dog

Relationships between Roosters and Dogs will be full of tension and end in arguments. They fight often and can't compromise. They have quite different natures. In the parent-child relationship, rooster people and dog people have a lot of things to argue about.

Lucky and Unlucky Things for Zodiac Roosters

Rooster's Lucky Things

Lucky Numbers: 5, 7, 8
Lucky Color: yellow, brown
Lucky Direction: east

Rooster's Unlucky Things

Unlucky Numbers: 1, 3, 9
Unlucky Colors: white, pink
Unlucky Direction: west

Rooster's 2022 Horoscope

Generally speaking, the Chinese zodiac rooster will be very lucky in 2022. You will make great achievements in your career, and earn a lot of money. All your efforts will be paid off.

Rooster’s Career Predictions in 2022

The rooster people will perform very well in their work and are very likely to be promoted.

Rooster’s Finance Fortune in 2022

Rooster people’s financial fortune in 2022 is not very good. There may encounter unexpected hardships that will lead to a loss of money during the first half of the year. But things will become better at the end of the year. They will have a chance to make lots of money in the next year.

Rooster’s love Horoscope in 2022

Your relationship will be stable this year. Single roosters have the chance to meet their beloved ones.

Rooster’s Health in 2022

The Rooster will generally enjoy excellent health this year. But roosters need to focus on the health of senior relatives and children.

Famous People Born in the Year of the Rooster

Fan Bingbing (Chinese actress): born 16 September 1981
Faye Wong (Chinese singer-songwriter and actress): born 8 August 1969
Carrie Lam (the 4th Chief Executive of Hong Kong): born 13 May 1957
Aung San Suu Kyi (State Counsellor of Myanmar): born 19 June 1945
John Barry (English composer): born 3 November 1933