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Rooster / Chicken
Year of the Rooster / Zodiac Sign
鷄 or 雞 is the character for rooster or chicken in Chinese, old Korean, and Japanese.
If you were born in the year of the rooster (chicken), you . . .
Have a unique sense of color.
Are highly principled and responsible.
Have persuasive power.
Are honest.
Have a great ability to communicate.
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See also our Chinese Zodiac page.
Water Rooster
The Year of the Water Rooster
水雞 is Water Rooster in Chinese.
In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1873, 1933, 1993, and 2053.
In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 癸酉.
See Also: Rooster
Wood Rooster
The Year of the Wood Rooster
木雞 is Wood Rooster in Chinese.
In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1885, 1945, 2005, and 2065.
In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 乙酉.
See Also: Rooster
Fire Rooster
The Year of the Fire Rooster
火雞 is Fire Rooster in Chinese.
In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1897, 1957, 2017, and 2077.
In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 丁酉.
See Also: Rooster
Earth Rooster
The Year of the Earth Rooster
土雞 is Earth Rooster in Chinese.
In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1909, 1969, 2029, and 2089.
In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 己酉.
See Also: Rooster
Golden/Metal Rooster
The Year of the Golden/Metal Rooster
金雞 is Golden/Metal Rooster in Chinese.
In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1921, 1981, 2041, and 2101.
In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 辛酉.
See Also: Rooster
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
鳥 鸟 see styles |
niǎo niao3 niao yanadori やなどり |
More info & calligraphy: Bird(1) bird; (2) bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry; (surname) Yanadori A bird. |
卡拉 see styles |
kǎ lā ka3 la1 k`a la ka la |
More info & calligraphy: Carra |
土雞 土鸡 see styles |
tǔ jī tu3 ji1 t`u chi tu chi |
More info & calligraphy: Earth Rooster |
ケンタ see styles |
kenta ケンタ |
More info & calligraphy: Kenta |
コーチン see styles |
koochin コーチン |
More info & calligraphy: Cochin |
殻 壳 see styles |
qiào qiao4 ch`iao chiao gara がら |
variant of 殼|壳[qiao4] (n,n-pref) (1) (kana only) (See 鶏がら) chicken bones (e.g. for soup); chicken carcass; (2) (kana only) poor-quality coke (coal); (suffix) (3) (kana only) left-overs; remnants |
禽 see styles |
qín qin2 ch`in chin kin とり |
(bound form) birds; fowl; (literary) birds and animals; old variant of 擒[qin2] (1) bird; (2) bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry bird |
紐 纽 see styles |
niǔ niu3 niu himo(p); himo ひも(P); ヒモ |
to turn; to wrench; button; nu (Greek letter Νν) (1) (kana only) string; cord; (2) (kana only) leash; (3) (kana only) (colloquialism) (esp. ヒモ) man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; pimp; (4) (kana only) restrictions; conditions; (5) (kana only) mantle (shellfish, etc.); (6) (kana only) {food} small intestine (beef, pork); oviduct meat (chicken) |
罩 see styles |
zhào zhao4 chao |
to cover; to spread over; a cover; a shade; a hood; bamboo fish trap; bamboo chicken coop; (Tw) (coll.) to protect; to have sb's back; (Tw) (coll.) awesome; incredible; (Tw) (coll.) (often as 罩得住[zhao4de2zhu4]) to have things under control; to be able to handle it |
酉 see styles |
yǒu you3 yu yuu / yu ゆう |
10th earthly branch: 5-7 p.m., 8th solar month (8th September-7th October), year of the Rooster; ancient Chinese compass point: 270° (west) (1) the Rooster (tenth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Cock; the Chicken; the Bird; (2) (obsolete) (See 酉の刻) hour of the Rooster (around 6pm, 5-7pm, or 6-8pm); (3) (obsolete) west; (4) (obsolete) eight month of the lunar calendar; (personal name) Yū |
雞 鸡 see styles |
jī ji1 chi kei |
fowl; chicken; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; (slang) prostitute kukkuṭa, a cock, fowl, chicken, hen; translit. ku, ke, go. |
鶏 see styles |
jī ji1 chi niwatori(p); tori; kake(ok); kutakake(ok); niwatori にわとり(P); とり; かけ(ok); くたかけ(ok); ニワトリ |
Japanese variant of 雞|鸡 (1) chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; (2) (See 鶏肉・1) chicken meat |
ずり see styles |
zuri ずり |
(1) shear (wind, fluids); (2) (colloquialism) (abbreviation) (See 砂ずり・すなずり・1) chicken gizzard |
ちき see styles |
chiki チキ |
(abbreviation) {food} (See チキン・1) chicken; (female given name) Chiki |
三牲 see styles |
sān shēng san1 sheng1 san sheng |
the three sacrificial animals (originally cow, sheep and pig; later pig, chicken and fish) |
三鳥 see styles |
sanchou / sancho さんちょう |
(1) {food} chicken, goose and pheasant; (2) (archaism) (orig. meaning) cuckoo, Japanese bush warbler and wagtail |
乳肉 see styles |
chichiniku ちちにく |
(1) breast meat (e.g. of chicken); (2) (slang) (vulgar) big boobs; huge tits; breast flesh |
仔雞 仔鸡 see styles |
zǐ jī zi3 ji1 tzu chi |
chick; baby chicken |
六畜 see styles |
liù chù liu4 chu4 liu ch`u liu chu rokuchiku |
six domestic animals, namely: pig, cow, sheep, horse, chicken and dog The six animals likened to the six organs 六根, v. 六衆生. |
唐揚 唐扬 see styles |
táng yáng tang2 yang2 t`ang yang tang yang karaage / karage からあげ |
Japanese-style fried food, usually chicken (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 唐揚げ "karaage") (noun/participle) (food term) deep-fried food |
地鳥 see styles |
jidori じどり jitori じとり |
(1) nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same; (2) locally raised chicken |
地鶏 see styles |
jidori じどり jitori じとり |
nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same |
寄鍋 see styles |
yosenabe よせなべ |
(irregular okurigana usage) pot of chicken or seafood, and vegetables in a dashi broth, usu. cooked at the table (traditionally a winter meal); seafood and vegetable stew or chowder |
廃鶏 see styles |
haikei / haike はいけい |
culled chicken; spent hen |
怯懦 see styles |
qiè nuò qie4 nuo4 ch`ieh no chieh no kyouda / kyoda きょうだ |
timid; cowardly; chicken-hearted (noun or adjectival noun) (form) cowardly; spineless; weak-willed; fainthearted |
成鶏 see styles |
seikei / seke せいけい |
adult chicken; mature fowl |
手羽 see styles |
teba てば |
chicken wing |
捏ね see styles |
tsukune つくね |
chicken or fish meatloaf made with egg |
柴雞 柴鸡 see styles |
chái jī chai2 ji1 ch`ai chi chai chi |
a variety of free-range chicken, small with furless legs, laying smaller eggs |
正肉 see styles |
shouniku / shoniku しょうにく |
meat (esp. chicken) without bones, skin or excess fat |
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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Rooster Chicken | 鷄 or 雞 鸡 or 鶏 | niwatori | jī / ji1 / ji | chi |
| Water Rooster | 水雞 水鸡 | shuǐ jī / shui3 ji1 / shui ji / shuiji | shui chi / shuichi | |
| Wood Rooster | 木雞 木鸡 | mù jī / mu4 ji1 / mu ji / muji | mu chi / muchi | |
| Fire Rooster | 火雞 火鸡 | huǒ jī / huo3 ji1 / huo ji / huoji | huo chi / huochi | |
| Earth Rooster | 土雞 土鸡 | tǔ jī / tu3 ji1 / tu ji / tuji | t`u chi / tuchi / tu chi | |
| Golden/Metal Rooster | 金雞 金鸡 | jīn jī / jin1 ji1 / jin ji / jinji | chin chi / chinchi | |
| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | ||||
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