The Ox is the second of the 12-year periodic sequence of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac. The Chinese term translated here as ox is in Chinese niú, a word generally referring to cows, bulls, or neutered types of the bovine family, such as common cattle or water buffalo.
About Ox (zodiac) in brief
The Ox is the second of the 12-year periodic sequence of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar, and also appears in related calendar systems. The Chinese term translated here as ox is in Chinese niú , a word generally referring to cows, bulls, or neutered types of the bovine family, such as common cattle or water buffalo. The Year of the Ox is also denoted by the Earthly Branch symbol chǒu. The term \”zodiac\” ultimately derives from an Ancient Greek term referring to a \”circle of little animals\”. There are also a yearly month of the ox and a daily hour of theOx.
Years of the. oxen are cyclically differentiated by correlation to the Heavenly Stems cycle, resulting in a repeating cycle of five years of. the oxcow. Each oxcow year also being associated with one of the Chinese wǔxíng, also known as the five elements, being Fire, Water, Wood, Metal and Earth. In Chinese mythology, there are many myths about the oxen or ox-like beings, including both celestial and earthly beings. In some cases, Chinese myths focus on oxen-related subjects such as plowing and agriculture.
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