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