Chinese zodiac / 1985
Born in 1985? You're a Wood Ox.
The 1985 Wood Ox year ran from 20 February 1985 to 8 February 1986. If your birthday falls before 20 February 1985, you belong to the previous year's sign.
- Animal
- Ox
- Element
- Wood
- Yin or yang
- Yin
The Wood Ox
The Wood Ox softens the Ox's determination with warmth and fairness. People born in 1985 are typically reliable, hardworking and principled, with a strong sense of duty to family and friends. Slow to anger, hard to move once decided.
Wood years. Wood brings growth, generosity and a cooperative streak. Wood signs like to build things with other people and tend to see the best in them.
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
- Best matches
- Rat, Snake and Rooster
- 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.