戌 · Dog pairings
Dog Chinese Zodiac Compatibility: Best & Worst Matches
The Dog’s best matches in the Chinese zodiac are Rabbit in the Six Harmonies and Tiger and Horse in its trine; its opposing pairing is Dragon, the Six Clash.
Dog’s best and difficult matches
Rabbit: Six Harmonies. Tiger: shared trineHorse: shared trine
Dragon: Six Clash. The best-match group follows the harmony and trine sets; seasonal ties are listed alongside them below.
Dog + Rat
Dog and Rat have no shared harmony, trine, seasonal meeting or Six Clash among these four systems.
Dog + Ox
Dog and Ox have no shared harmony, trine, seasonal meeting or Six Clash among these four systems.
Dog + Tiger
Three Harmonies · trines · 三合
Dog and Tiger share the Fire trine; Horse completes their three-animal group.
Dog + Rabbit
Six Harmonies · 六合
Dog (戌) and Rabbit (卯) form one of the six fixed harmony pairs, traditionally read as a complementary connection.
Dog + Dragon
Six Clashes · 六冲
Dog (戌) stands six positions opposite Dragon (辰), the contrast called a Six Clash in the traditional pairing.
Dog + Snake
Dog and Snake have no shared harmony, trine, seasonal meeting or Six Clash among these four systems.
Dog + Horse
Three Harmonies · trines · 三合
Dog and Horse share the Fire trine; Tiger completes their three-animal group.
Dog + Goat
Dog and Goat have no shared harmony, trine, seasonal meeting or Six Clash among these four systems.
Dog + Monkey
Three Meetings · seasons · 三会
Dog and Monkey belong to the autumn sequence Monkey–Rooster–Dog, connecting neighbouring seasonal months.
Dog + Rooster
Three Meetings · seasons · 三会
Dog and Rooster belong to the autumn sequence Monkey–Rooster–Dog, connecting neighbouring seasonal months.
Dog + Dog
Dog repeats the 戌 branch and its fixed Earth element.
Dog + Pig
Dog and Pig have no shared harmony, trine, seasonal meeting or Six Clash among these four systems.