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