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