2033 Chinese Zodiac: Year of the Water Ox

2033 is the Year of the Water Ox — a Yin Water year. The animal sign is the Ox, the second of the 12-animal cycle.

2033 carries the Water element (Yin Water). Element is set by the year's heavenly stem and cycles every 10 years, so the full Water Ox combination returns only once every 60 years.

Those born in 2033, the Year of the Ox, are traditionally described as diligent, dependable, and strong-willed. With the Water element added, intuition, adaptability, and empathy are emphasised.

The Ox is traditionally most compatible with the Snake, Rooster, Rat.

Almost — but the Chinese zodiac year starts at Chinese New Year (late January or early February), not January 1. So someone born in early 2033, before that year's Chinese New Year, is actually a Rat (the 2032 sign). If your birthday is in late January or early February, enter your full date of birth in the Age Calculator to confirm your exact sign.