Chinese zodiac / Ox / 2021
Born in 2021? You're a Metal Ox.
The 2021 Metal Ox year ran from 12 February 2021 to 31 January 2022. If your birthday falls before 12 February 2021, you belong to the previous year's sign.
- Animal
- Ox
- Element
- Metal
- Yin or yang
- Yin
The Metal Ox
The Metal Ox combines the Ox's patience with Metal's resolve. Children born in 2021 tend to be steady, hardworking and very determined once they have set their mind on something, with a strong sense of right and wrong. They like finishing what they start and being trusted to do it properly.
Metal years. Metal brings determination, discipline and strong principles. Metal signs set high standards and stick to their decisions.
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. More about the sign on the Ox page.