Fire Rooster
The 34th term of the sexagenary cycle (干支). Used in traditional calendar and fortune-telling contexts. Years such as 1957, 2017, and 2077 are Fire Rooster years.
See also: 干支
2017 was the year of the Fire Rooster.
Fire Rooster is one of the sexagenary cycle terms, the 34th.
Standard kanji form for the sexagenary cycle term.
Combination of the celestial stem 丁 (ひのと, 'Fire younger brother') and the earthly branch 酉 (とり, 'Rooster'), forming the 34th term of the sexagenary cycle.