What Chinese zodiac is 1993?

1993 is the year of the Water Rooster (癸酉). Its sound element is Sword-Edge Metal, which belongs to Metal.

What are the lucky colours for people born in 1993?

For the Metal element: white, grey, silver, plus the supporting Earth colours yellow, earthy brown. Go easy on red, pink, orange, purple, the colours of Fire, which restrains Metal.

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 1993. Which animal am I?

The 1993 lunar year began on 23 January 1993. If you were born before that, you belong to 1992, the Monkey. Bazi (Four Pillars) switches years at Li Chun, around 4 February.

Born in 1993: the Water Rooster — element, lucky colours, best matches

Year pillar: 癸酉
Animal: Rooster
Sound element: Sword-Edge Metal
Yin / Yang: Yin Water

Element and character

Sword-Edge Metal: sharp and decisive, made better by training. The year stem is Yin Water, and the Rooster is hard-working and precise, honest, with an eye for detail.

The Metal element feeds the Water stem: what you give out tends to come back and build you up.

Your birth year is one pillar of four.

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Lucky colours and colours to limit

Your element's colours: white, grey, silver
Supporting colours (Earth feeds Metal): yellow, earthy brown
Go easy on (Fire restrains Metal): red, pink, orange, purple

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 1993

Kua number 7

Northwest, Southwest, Northeast and West

Women born in 1993

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 Water 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 1993?: 1993 is the year of the Water Rooster (癸酉). Its sound element is Sword-Edge Metal, which belongs to Metal.
What are the lucky colours for people born in 1993?: For the Metal element: white, grey, silver, plus the supporting Earth colours yellow, earthy brown. Go easy on red, pink, orange, purple, the colours of Fire, which restrains Metal.
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 1993. Which animal am I?: The 1993 lunar year began on 23 January 1993. If you were born before that, you belong to 1992, the Monkey. Bazi (Four Pillars) switches years at Li Chun, around 4 February.

Tiếng Việt: Sinh năm 1993

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