What Chinese zodiac is 2017?
Year of the Fire Rooster丁酉 · Ding You · Foothill Fire
2017 is the Year of the Fire Rooster — 丁酉 (Ding You) in the Chinese calendar. The heavenly stem 丁 belongs to Fire, and the year's nayin ("sound") element is Foothill Fire.
Animal sign · Stem-branch
- Animal sign
- Rooster
- Stem-branch
- 丁酉 (Ding You)
- Element (heavenly stem)
- 丁 · Fire
- Nayin element
- Foothill Fire · Fire
Chinese New Year · Start of Spring (Lichun)
- Chinese New Year
- Jan 28, 2017
- Start of Spring (Lichun)
- Feb 3, 2017
- This Rooster year
- Jan 28, 2017 – Feb 15, 2018
Born in January or February 2017?
| Born | By Chinese New Year (common use) | By Start of Spring (BaZi) |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 – Jan 27 | Monkey | Monkey |
| Jan 28 – Feb 2 | Rooster | Monkey |
| Feb 3 – Dec 31 | Rooster | Rooster |
Most people switch animals at Chinese New Year; BaZi (Four Pillars) uses Start of Spring as the year boundary, so early-year birthdays can have two answers. Not sure? A free BaZi chart shows your exact year pillar.
How old is someone born in 2017?
- In 2026
- 9 after their birthday (8 before)
- East Asian age (xusui)
- 10 after Chinese New Year
Rooster return years (benmingnian)
- 2029 (age 12)
- 2041 (age 24)
A benmingnian is a year that shares your birth animal; it comes round every 12 years. Wearing red is a folk custom for it — tradition, not something to worry about.
Which signs get along with the Rooster?
- Trine (san he)
- Secret friend (liu he)
- Clash (chong)
These are traditional branch relations, shared as culture — they don't decide whether two people get along. Tap one for the full match.
Fire Rooster personality
The Fire element gives this Rooster its own flavor. Fire is about warmth and light: traditionally a Fire year adds enthusiasm, charisma and quick action.
The rooster returns to roost at sunset, in the hour of You, and it is also the one that wakes the dawn. People born in the Year of the Rooster are punctual, particular and hold high standards. You may look proud, but really you simply expect a lot of yourself.
- Strengths
- Diligent, meticulous, honest
- Watch for
- Very direct, and sometimes critical without meaning to be
- In love
- You take love seriously and like things clear: say it, then do it.
- At work
- You suit work that needs standards and follow-through. On your team, the details are always right.
The Rooster in 2027, Year of the Fire Goat
Refine your craft, and results follow
Rooster and Goat form no strong clash or harmony, so tradition reads 2027 as a steady year. Roosters are diligent and precise; this is a year when the work you've kept at can finally show results, and your care will be noticed.
Work that needs standards and follow-through suits you. Don't be shy about showing what you've done; this is a year to ask for recognition.
Traditional views shared as culture and for fun — not a prediction or advice.
FAQ
What Chinese zodiac is 2017?
2017 is the Year of the Rooster (丁酉, Ding You). This Rooster year runs from Jan 28, 2017 (Chinese New Year) to Feb 15, 2018.
What is my sign if I was born in January 2017?
Born before Jan 28, 2017? By the usual Chinese New Year rule you belong to 2016, the Year of the Monkey. BaZi switches at Start of Spring (Feb 3), so a birthday before that also gets the 丙申 year pillar.
What element is a 2017 Rooster?
By the heavenly stem 丁, 2017 is a Fire Rooster year. By the older nayin system, 丁酉 is "Foothill Fire". Neither is good or bad — your personal elements come from the full BaZi chart.
How old is someone born in 2017 in 2026?
9 after their birthday in 2026; by East Asian reckoning (xusui) they are 10 after Chinese New Year.
When is the next Year of the Rooster?
The next Year of the Rooster is 2029.
Make it about you
Your Chinese zodiac only looks at your birth year. Enter your date and hour of birth for a free BaZi chart and see your own chart and yearly cycles.
Other Rooster years
Nearby years
Animal signs, stem-branches and nayin follow the traditional Chinese calendar; Chinese New Year and Start of Spring dates are Beijing time, computed with lunar-javascript. Traditional culture, for reference only.