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title: "2041 Chinese Zodiac: Year of the Metal Rooster (辛酉), 1 Feb 2041 to 21 Jan 2042 | Mandarin The Wild"
description: "2041 is the Year of the Metal Rooster, 鸡 jī: from Chinese New Year on 1 February 2041 to 21 January 2042, so a birthday before 1 February 2041 is a Monkey. What Metal means, and how to say it in Chinese: 我属鸡."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-zodiac/2041"
published: "2026-10-15"
updated: "2026-10-26"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# 2041: Year of the Metal Rooster

2041 is the Year of the Rooster, 鸡 jī, a Metal year. It starts at Chinese New Year on 1 February 2041 and runs to 21 January 2042. Born from 1 January to 31 January 2041? You are a [Monkey, 2040](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-zodiac/2040).

鸡

jī

Metal Rooster

**Animal**
[鸡 jī Rooster](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-zodiac/rooster)

**Element**
金 jīn Metal, yin

**Cycle name**
辛酉年 xīn yǒu nián

**Starts**
1 February 2041

**Ends**
21 January 2042

**Matches**
Ox, Snake and Dragon; clashes with Rabbit

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## Say 2041 in Chinese

A year is read digit by digit, then 年 nián: no “nineteen eighty-three”.

- 二〇四一年 èr líng sì yī nián 2041
- 辛酉年 xīn yǒu nián the 辛酉 year, its name in the sixty-year cycle
- 我是二〇四一年出生的 wǒ shì èr líng sì yī nián chū shēng de I was born in 2041.
- 我属鸡 wǒ shǔ jī I'm a Rooster.
- 金鸡 jīn jī Metal Rooster

## What Metal means

金Metal is strength and a clean edge, the harvest of autumn. People born in a Metal year are said to be determined and clear-minded, sure of what they want.

**Season**
秋 qiū autumn

**Direction**
西 xī west

**Colour**
白 bái white

### Words for a Metal Rooster

- 自信 zìxìn confident
- 坚强 jiānqiáng strong-willed
- 果断 guǒduàn decisive

Each year has one of five elements, 五行 wǔ xíng, two years each, so the same animal and element meet once every sixty years. The traits are what tradition says, for fun.

## The Rooster, 鸡

The Rooster wakes the world each morning. People born in a Rooster year are said to be confident, hard-working and frank: early risers who notice every detail and say what they think.

[Rooster personality, matches and sayings](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-zodiac/rooster)

## Questions

### What Chinese zodiac animal is 2041?

2041 is the Year of the Rooster, 鸡 (jī), from Chinese New Year on 1 February 2041 to 21 January 2042. Its element is Metal, so people born in it are Metal Roosters.

### What if I was born in January or early February 2041?

The zodiac year starts at Chinese New Year, not on 1 January. Born from 1 January to 31 January 2041? You belong to 2040, the Year of the Metal Monkey.

### What element is 2041 in the Chinese zodiac?

Metal, 金 (jīn). 2041 is 辛酉 (xīn yǒu) in the sixty-year cycle, a yin Metal year; the Metal Rooster comes round once every sixty years.

### How do you say 2041 in Chinese?

Read the digits one by one and add 年 (nián, year): 二〇四一年 (èr líng sì yī nián). “I was born in 2041” is 我是二〇四一年出生的 (wǒ shì èr líng sì yī nián chū shēng de), and “I'm a Rooster” is 我属鸡 (wǒ shǔ jī).