Ox strengths in tradition
- Patient and persistent
- Dependable and honest
- Methodical and thorough
- Calm under pressure
1901 Chinese zodiac: Year of the Metal Ox
The 1901 Chinese year ran from Tuesday 19 February 1901 to Friday 7 February 1902.
Its sign is the Yin Metal Ox: 辛丑 (Xīn-chǒu) in the 60-year cycle.
Born 1 January – 18 February 1901? Then you belong to the previous Chinese year: the Metal Rat of 1900.
Chinese New Year or Lichun?
Most calendars change the animal at Chinese New Year. Four Pillars (BaZi) astrology starts the year at Lichun, the Start of Spring, instead. For births around the turn of the year the two counts differ:
- 4 February 1901 (Lichun day): by Lichun, Metal Rat before 19:25 China time and Metal Ox from then on; by Chinese New Year, Metal Rat.
- 5–18 February 1901: Metal Rat by Chinese New Year, Metal Ox by Lichun.
- 5 February 1902 (Lichun day): by Lichun, Metal Ox before 01:23 China time and Water Tiger from then on; by Chinese New Year, Metal Ox.
- 6–7 February 1902: Metal Ox by Chinese New Year, Water Tiger by Lichun.
Dates and times in China time. The Chinese zodiac calculator converts them for your birthplace and shows both counts.
The Metal Ox in Chinese astrology
A Metal Ox is traditionally the most determined Ox – disciplined, principled and very hard to move once decided.
The Ox is the second Chinese zodiac animal, associated in tradition with patience, diligence and the quiet strength to see long tasks through. Metal is the element of clarity and strength, linked in Chinese tradition with autumn, precision and determination.
Ox challenges in tradition
- Slow to accept change
- Stubborn once decided
- Keeps feelings to itself
- Can take on too much work
Traditions, not predictions. The Ox in love and at work · The five elements
Other Ox years
The Metal Ox every 60 years
Questions and answers
What Chinese zodiac is 1901?
1901 is the Year of the Metal Ox (yin Metal, 辛丑 Xīn-chǒu), from 19 February 1901 to 7 February 1902. Anyone born 1 January – 18 February 1901 belongs to the previous Chinese year, the Metal Rat.
What element is 1901 in the Chinese zodiac?
Metal, in its yin form: the year’s Heavenly Stem is 辛 (Xīn). Metal years are years ending in 0 or 1 – counted by the Chinese year, which begins in late January or February.
I was born in January or early February 1901 — which animal am I?
If you were born before 19 February 1901, the date of Chinese New Year, your sign is the Metal Rat of the 1900 Chinese year; from 19 February 1901 on, it is the Metal Ox. Four Pillars (BaZi) astrology counts from Lichun instead (4 February 1901, 19:25 China time).
When was Chinese New Year 1901?
It was on Tuesday 19 February 1901 (China time). The next one, on Saturday 8 February 1902, began the Year of the Water Tiger.