The Ox is the second sign in the traditional Chinese zodiac cycle.
The zodiac’s animals follow a fixed sequence that begins with the Rat and continues with the Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig. This order is used when assigning an animal to a lunar year.
The Ox is often associated with diligence, patience, strength, and dependability in Chinese cultural interpretations. People sometimes confuse the Ox with the Cow because English-language descriptions may use either term, but Ox is the conventional English zodiac label.
The animal sequence repeats every 12 years, while the animal-and-heavenly-stem combination repeats every 60 years.