What Chinese zodiac is 1957?

1957 is the year of the Fire Rooster (丁酉). Its sound element is Fire at the Foot of the Mountain, which belongs to Fire.

What are the lucky colours for people born in 1957?

For the Fire element: red, pink, orange, purple, plus the supporting Wood colours green. Go easy on black, blue, the colours of Water, which restrains Fire.

Who is the Rooster most compatible with?

The Rooster forms a harmony trio with the Snake and Ox and a secret-friend pair with the Dragon. Its opposite is the Rabbit.

I was born in January or early February 1957. Which animal am I?

The 1957 lunar year began on 31 January 1957. If you were born before that, you belong to 1956, the Monkey. Bazi (Four Pillars) switches years at Li Chun, around 4 February.

Born in 1957: the Fire Rooster — element, lucky colours, best matches

Year pillar: 丁酉
Animal: Rooster
Sound element: Fire at the Foot of the Mountain
Yin / Yang: Yin Fire

Element and character

Fire at the Foot of the Mountain: warm, close, lights the way for others. The year stem is Yin Fire, and the Rooster is hard-working and precise, honest, with an eye for detail.

The year's stem and the sound element are both Fire, so the character is consistent: what you think is what you do.

Your birth year is one pillar of four.

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Lucky colours and colours to limit

Your element's colours: red, pink, orange, purple
Supporting colours (Wood feeds Fire): green
Go easy on (Water restrains Fire): black, blue

Colours by sound element are a popular Vietnamese and Chinese custom. Treat them as a gentle guide; a full Bazi chart may call for a different element than the year alone.

Best matches and hardest matches

SnakeHarmony trio: same wavelength
OxHarmony trio: same wavelength
DragonSecret friend: quietly supportive
RabbitOpposite: big differences, needs give and take
DogHarm pair: prone to misunderstandings

Clashing animals are not a reason to avoid someone; they show where two people need more understanding. For a real answer, compare both full charts.

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Best directions for men and women

Men born in 1957

Kua number 7

Northwest, Southwest, Northeast and West

Women born in 1957

Kua number 8

Southwest, Northwest, West and Northeast

Kua numbers use the solar year, which turns around 4 February. If you were born before that, use the year before. Work out your Kua from your exact birthday

The Fire Rooster in 2027

The Rooster has no special harmony or clash with the Goat, so 2027, the year of the Fire Goat is fairly neutral: your own chart matters more than the year animal.

Questions people ask

What Chinese zodiac is 1957?: 1957 is the year of the Fire Rooster (丁酉). Its sound element is Fire at the Foot of the Mountain, which belongs to Fire.
What are the lucky colours for people born in 1957?: For the Fire element: red, pink, orange, purple, plus the supporting Wood colours green. Go easy on black, blue, the colours of Water, which restrains Fire.
Who is the Rooster most compatible with?: The Rooster forms a harmony trio with the Snake and Ox and a secret-friend pair with the Dragon. Its opposite is the Rabbit.
I was born in January or early February 1957. Which animal am I?: The 1957 lunar year began on 31 January 1957. If you were born before that, you belong to 1956, the Monkey. Bazi (Four Pillars) switches years at Li Chun, around 4 February.

Tiếng Việt: Sinh năm 1957

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