Chinese zodiac · Compatibility

Chinese zodiac compatibility

All 78 animal pairings, scored on love, friendship and business — worked out from the classical relations rather than from Western sun-sign logic, because the two systems genuinely disagree.

Liu He 六合 — the six secret friends

The strongest partnership bond in the system: quiet, practical and mutually protective.

San He 三合 — the four trines

Animals four apart, sharing temperament and ambition. Natural allies rather than natural partners.

Rat · Dragon · Monkey
Ox · Snake · Rooster
Tiger · Horse · Dog
Rabbit · Goat · Pig

Compatibility chart

Overall compatibility score for every pair of Chinese zodiac animals
Animal	鼠	牛	虎	兔	龍	蛇	馬	羊	猴	雞	狗	豬
鼠 Rat	70	95	64	64	88	64	38	48	88	64	64	64
牛 Ox	95	70	64	64	64	88	48	38	64	88	64	64
虎 Tiger	64	64	70	64	64	48	88	64	38	64	88	95
兔 Rabbit	64	64	64	70	48	64	64	88	64	38	95	88
龍 Dragon	88	64	64	48	70	64	64	64	88	95	38	64
蛇 Snake	64	88	48	64	64	70	64	64	95	88	64	38
馬 Horse	38	48	88	64	64	64	70	95	64	64	88	64
羊 Goat	48	38	64	88	64	64	95	70	64	64	64	88
猴 Monkey	88	64	38	64	88	95	64	64	70	64	64	48
雞 Rooster	64	88	64	38	95	88	64	64	64	70	48	64
狗 Dog	64	64	88	95	38	64	88	64	64	48	70	64
豬 Pig	64	64	95	88	64	38	64	88	48	64	64	70

Year-animal compatibility only. A full Chinese reading also weighs the year element, the month branch and the hour pillar.

The strongest pairings

The six clashes 冲

Animals sitting six places apart oppose each other directly. The classical texts do not soften these, and neither do we — but an opposed pairing is a description of the work required, not a prohibition.