Chinese zodiac / 1973
Born in 1973? You're a Water Ox.
The 1973 Water Ox year ran from 3 February 1973 to 22 January 1974. If your birthday falls before 3 February 1973, you belong to the previous year's sign.
- Animal
- Ox
- Element
- Water
- Yin or yang
- Yin
The Water Ox
The Water Ox softens the Ox's stubborn streak with patience and good sense. People born in 1973 are typically calm, dependable and more open to other views than the usual Ox, with a quiet persistence that gets the job done. They are the steady presence a family or team relies on.
Water years. Water brings intuition, flexibility and a talent for communication. Water signs read situations well and find a way around obstacles.
The Ox personality
The Ox is also called the Buffalo.
- Dependable
- Patient
- Determined
The Ox gets things done through steady effort rather than shortcuts. Reliable and honest, Oxen are the people others trust to finish what they start.
- Lucky numbers
- 1, 4
- Lucky colours
- WhiteYellowGreen
- Trickier matches
- Goat
Matches follow the traditional harmony and clash pairings of the Chinese zodiac. A full chart reading shows how your element and birth hour shape them.