属牛 · 丑
Born in the year of the Ox? Here are the Ox years, each counted from the Start of Spring (立春), and how the Ox's branch, Chou (丑), combines and clashes with the other eleven signs.
What these words mean
- BaZi (八字): Chinese "four pillars" astrology. The moment you were born is written as four pillars, for the year, the month, the day and the hour.
- Pillar: a pair of symbols: a stem written on top and a branch below it. Your year pillar is the pair for your year of birth, and your day pillar the pair for your day of birth. Four pillars make eight symbols, which is what BaZi means: "eight characters".
- Branch (地支, Earthly Branch): the bottom symbol of a pillar. There are twelve, each with an animal sign. The branch of your year pillar is your zodiac animal.
- Hidden stems (藏干): every branch holds one to three stems inside it. The strongest is called its principal qi (本气). The others are its middle qi and residual qi.
- The Start of Spring (立春): the solar term, around February 4, when the BaZi year begins. The solar terms are 24 fixed points in the sun's yearly path.
- Six combination (六合): two branches that pair up and pull together, a close bond.
- Three-way combination (三合): three branches, four places apart on the circle of twelve, that work together toward one element.
- Clash (冲): two branches directly opposite each other, pulling in opposite directions. It brings movement and upheaval.
- Harm (害): two branches that hurt each other quietly, through misunderstandings more than open conflict.
- Punishment (刑): branches that wear on each other, bringing friction and disputes.
- Break (破): two branches that damage each other on a small scale.
丑 · 属牛
五行 土 · Earth藏干 己、癸、辛 · hidden stems Ji, Gui, XinOx
属牛的年份 Years of the Ox
以立春为界：年初立春之前出生的人属上一个生肖。点进任一年份，可看该年立春交节的准确时刻。Each year starts at the Start of Spring, not on January 1 or at Chinese New Year. If you were born early in the year, before the Start of Spring, you belong to the previous sign. Open any year for the exact moment.
我到底属什么？ Which sign am I, really?
两种换年法 Two ways to start the year
民俗生肖多以春节换，命理年柱以立春换。两者通常相差几天到两三个星期，生在这段日子里的人，家里说的属相和命盘上的会不一样。
与属牛有关的每一年：
Years when the family's count and the chart's count can disagree about the Ox:
| 年份 Year | 两种换年法之间出生 Born between the two dates |
|---|---|
| 1937 | 1937年2月4日 13:26（立春）至2月10日出生：命理属牛，民俗仍多说属鼠。 Born between the Start of Spring (13:26 on February 4, 1937) and February 10, 1937, the day before Chinese New Year: your chart makes you the Ox, but most families still call you the Rat. |
| 1938 | 1938年1月31日（春节）至2月4日 19:15（立春）之前出生：民俗多说属虎，命理仍属牛。 Born between Chinese New Year (January 31, 1938) and the Start of Spring (19:15 on February 4, 1938): most families already call you the Tiger, but your chart still makes you the Ox. |
| 1949 | 1949年1月29日（春节）至2月4日 11:23（立春）之前出生：民俗多说属牛，命理仍属鼠。 Born between Chinese New Year (January 29, 1949) and the Start of Spring (11:23 on February 4, 1949): most families already call you the Ox, but your chart still makes you the Rat. |
| 1950 | 1950年2月4日 17:21（立春）至2月16日出生：命理属虎，民俗仍多说属牛。 Born between the Start of Spring (17:21 on February 4, 1950) and February 16, 1950, the day before Chinese New Year: your chart makes you the Tiger, but most families still call you the Ox. |
| 1961 | 1961年2月4日 09:23（立春）至2月14日出生：命理属牛，民俗仍多说属鼠。 Born between the Start of Spring (09:23 on February 4, 1961) and February 14, 1961, the day before Chinese New Year: your chart makes you the Ox, but most families still call you the Rat. |
| 1962 | 1962年2月4日 15:17（立春）至2月4日出生：命理属虎，民俗仍多说属牛。 Born on February 4, 1962, after the Start of Spring at 15:17 (Chinese New Year is the next day): your chart makes you the Tiger, but most families still call you the Ox. |
| 1973 | 1973年2月3日（春节）至2月4日 07:04（立春）之前出生：民俗多说属牛，命理仍属鼠。 Born between Chinese New Year (February 3, 1973) and the Start of Spring (07:04 on February 4, 1973): most families already call you the Ox, but your chart still makes you the Rat. |
| 1974 | 1974年1月23日（春节）至2月4日 13:00（立春）之前出生：民俗多说属虎，命理仍属牛。 Born between Chinese New Year (January 23, 1974) and the Start of Spring (13:00 on February 4, 1974): most families already call you the Tiger, but your chart still makes you the Ox. |
| 1985 | 1985年2月4日 05:12（立春）至2月19日出生：命理属牛，民俗仍多说属鼠。 Born between the Start of Spring (05:12 on February 4, 1985) and February 19, 1985, the day before Chinese New Year: your chart makes you the Ox, but most families still call you the Rat. |
| 1986 | 1986年2月4日 11:08（立春）至2月8日出生：命理属虎，民俗仍多说属牛。 Born between the Start of Spring (11:08 on February 4, 1986) and February 8, 1986, the day before Chinese New Year: your chart makes you the Tiger, but most families still call you the Ox. |
| 1997 | 1997年2月4日 03:02（立春）至2月6日出生：命理属牛，民俗仍多说属鼠。 Born between the Start of Spring (03:02 on February 4, 1997) and February 6, 1997, the day before Chinese New Year: your chart makes you the Ox, but most families still call you the Rat. |
| 1998 | 1998年1月28日（春节）至2月4日 08:57（立春）之前出生：民俗多说属虎，命理仍属牛。 Born between Chinese New Year (January 28, 1998) and the Start of Spring (08:57 on February 4, 1998): most families already call you the Tiger, but your chart still makes you the Ox. |
| 2009 | 2009年1月26日（春节）至2月4日 00:50（立春）之前出生：民俗多说属牛，命理仍属鼠。 Born between Chinese New Year (January 26, 2009) and the Start of Spring (00:50 on February 4, 2009): most families already call you the Ox, but your chart still makes you the Rat. |
| 2010 | 2010年2月4日 06:48（立春）至2月13日出生：命理属虎，民俗仍多说属牛。 Born between the Start of Spring (06:48 on February 4, 2010) and February 13, 2010, the day before Chinese New Year: your chart makes you the Tiger, but most families still call you the Ox. |
| 2021 | 2021年2月3日 22:59（立春）至2月11日出生：命理属牛，民俗仍多说属鼠。 Born between the Start of Spring (22:59 on February 3, 2021) and February 11, 2021, the day before Chinese New Year: your chart makes you the Ox, but most families still call you the Rat. |
| 2022 | 2022年2月1日（春节）至2月4日 04:51（立春）之前出生：民俗多说属虎，命理仍属牛。 Born between Chinese New Year (February 1, 2022) and the Start of Spring (04:51 on February 4, 2022): most families already call you the Tiger, but your chart still makes you the Ox. |
两种说法都有人用，不是谁对谁错：家里人说属相多按春节，算八字一律按立春。本站排盘以立春为准。
Most families change the animal sign at Chinese New Year. A BaZi chart changes the year pillar at the Start of Spring (立春), the solar term that falls around February 4. The two dates are a few days to about three weeks apart, so someone born between them is one animal to the family and another on the chart. Both ways are in use, and neither is wrong: families mostly go by Chinese New Year, and BaZi always goes by the Start of Spring. This site casts every chart from the Start of Spring.
与其他生肖的关系 Relationships
| 关系 Relation | 生肖 Signs | 说明 What it means |
|---|---|---|
| 六合 Six combination | 属鼠（子） Rat (Zi) | 丑子合化土：天然亲和 The Ox and the Rat combine, and together they are said to produce Earth. The two are naturally close. |
| 三合 Three-way combination | 属蛇（巳）、属鸡（酉） Snake (Si), Rooster (You) | 巳酉丑三合金局 The Snake, the Rooster and the Ox form a three-way Metal combination. |
| 六冲 Clash | 属羊（未） Goat (Wei) | 丑未相冲：动荡，需要让步 The Ox and the Goat clash. Things between them stay unsettled, and one side has to give way. |
| 六害 Harm | 属马（午） Horse (Wu) | 丑午相害：易生误会 The Ox and the Horse harm each other, so misunderstandings come easily. |
| 相刑 Punishment | 属羊（未）、属狗（戌） Goat (Wei), Dog (Xu) | 丑戌未三刑（无恩之刑）：磨损与是非 The Ox, the Dog and the Goat punish one another, a pattern called the Ungrateful punishment, where effort goes unnoticed and someone starts keeping a tally. It brings friction and disputes. |
| 相破 Break | 属龙（辰） Dragon (Chen) | 丑辰相破：计划易被小事打乱 The Ox and the Dragon break each other, so plans are easily upset by small things. |
属牛的流年运程 The Ox year by year
与每个生肖的配对 Pair with any sign
牛×鼠
Ox × Rat牛×牛
Ox × Ox牛×虎
Ox × Tiger牛×兔
Ox × Rabbit牛×龙
Ox × Dragon牛×蛇
Ox × Snake牛×马
Ox × Horse牛×羊
Ox × Goat牛×猴
Ox × Monkey牛×鸡
Ox × Rooster牛×狗
Ox × Dog牛×猪
Ox × Pig
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Ox × Rat牛×牛
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Ox × Rabbit牛×龙
Ox × Dragon牛×蛇
Ox × Snake牛×马
Ox × Horse牛×羊
Ox × Goat牛×猴
Ox × Monkey牛×鸡
Ox × Rooster牛×狗
Ox × Dog牛×猪
Ox × Pig
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