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