What are the personality traits of the Öküz?

The Öküz is commonly described as çalışkan, güvenilir, güçlü ve kararlı. Frequently mentioned strengths include incredibly hardworking and persistent and honest and trustworthy.

Which zodiac signs are most compatible with the Öküz?

The Öküz usually works most smoothly with Sıçan ve Yılan. Tension is more often noted with Kaplan, Ejderha, At, Keçi.

What years belong to the Öküz?

Recent Öküz years include 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, 2021. The cycle repeats every 12 years.

What element is associated with the Öküz?

The Öküz's fixed element is Toprak. Each individual Öküz year also carries a yearly element, which is why Fire Öküz and Water Öküz are not read the same way.

Is the Öküz yin or yang?

The Öküz is Yin. Yin signs are usually read as more inward and receptive.

Öküz Chinese Zodiac Sign

牛 (Niu) · #2 / 12 · Yin · CHOU Branch

🌍 EarthKış · Kuzey-Kuzeydoğu · 1 AM - 3 AM

Öküz Kişilik Özellikleri

People born in the Year of the Öküz are often described as çalışkan, güvenilir, güçlü ve kararlı. The Öküz ranks #2 in the zodiac cycle and carries the fixed Toprak element, which adds stable, practical ve reliable qualities to the reading. As a yin sign, it is usually read as more inward and receptive.

The Öküz's hour is 1 AM - 3 AM. In traditional reading, that time is linked with the öküz's natural rhythm. It also connects with the CHOU branch, the Kuzey-Kuzeydoğu direction, and the Kış season.

Güçlü yönler

✓Incredibly hardworking and persistent
✓Honest and trustworthy
✓Patient and methodical approach
✓Strong sense of duty and responsibility
✓Calm and steady under pressure

Zayıf yönler

✗Can be stubborn and inflexible
✗Difficulty expressing emotions
✗May be overly conservative
✗Tendency to hold grudges
✗Resistant to change

Öküz by Element

Each 12-year cycle pairs the Öküz branch with a different yearly phase. The animal stays the same, but the tone of the reading shifts.

Ağaç Öküz Wood

Years: 1925, 1985

Ağaç Öküz is usually read as Öküz with a more more expansive, ideal-driven, and developmental yearly tone.

Ateş Öküz Fire

Years: 1937, 1997

Ateş Öküz is usually read as Öküz with a more more visible, urgent, and expressive yearly tone.

Toprak Öküz Earth

Years: 1949, 2009

Toprak Öküz is usually read as Öküz with a more more grounded, measured, and durable yearly tone.

Metal Öküz Metal

Years: 1961, 2021

Metal Öküz is usually read as Öküz with a more more disciplined, exacting, and self-controlled yearly tone.

Su Öküz Water

Years: 1973

Su Öküz is usually read as Öküz with a more more perceptive, adaptive, and inwardly strategic yearly tone.

Method note: This site uses Lunar New Year as the year boundary for general zodiac-sign pages. Some BaZi schools instead mark the year at Li Chun, so advanced chart interpretations may differ.