The Ox: character, element Earth, years and compatibility.
Open free calculator →People born in the year of the Ox are reliable, patient, hard-working. In BaZi this earthly branch carries a fixed Earth element, colouring the character.
Birth years: 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, 2021. Note: the Chinese year begins around February 4, so early-year births need an exact calculation.
Best matches: Snake, Rooster, Rat. Most challenging: Goat. True BaZi compatibility weighs all four pillars of both people, not just the year.