Shared Water trine
Dragon + Rat
Two members of the Water group, with Monkey completing the trio. A shared trine brings cooperation and complementary roles into the reading.
Read this example →Two birthdays · one traditional pairing
Chinese Zodiac Compatibility: 12 Signs, 4 Systems
Two birthdays identify two year animals. Compare Six Harmonies, trines, seasonal groups and Six Clashes, then follow day relationships on a calendar.
Choose two birth dates or two animals to read their traditional relationship patterns.
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Three ways a pairing can connect
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Harmony and shared season
Horse + Goat
This pair appears in the Six Harmonies and the summer group. One comparison can carry both a paired relationship and a seasonal connection.
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Opposite branches
Tiger + Monkey
Six places apart in the animal cycle: a Six Clash. The reading focuses on different rhythms, room to disagree and how to coordinate shared plans.
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The four traditional relationship maps
Six Harmonies 六合
Six pairs connect all twelve animals. Each animal has one partner in this map; the paired relationship is read as a theme of cooperation and complementary roles.
Paired branches
Compare Rat + Ox →Paired branches
Compare Tiger + Pig →Paired branches
Compare Rabbit + Dog →Paired branches
Compare Dragon + Rooster →Paired branches
Compare Snake + Monkey →Paired branches
Compare Horse + Goat →
Three Harmonies · trines 三合
Each trio brings together animals four places apart. A pair shares the group’s element; the third animal completes the three-member set. This group element is separate from either person’s year element.
Three Meetings · seasons 三会
Three consecutive branches belong to each solar season. This map connects a pairing to the rhythm of spring, summer, autumn or winter and its seasonal months.
Six Clashes 六冲
These animals stand six places opposite one another. The contrast appears in relationship readings and in a daily almanac’s opposing animal. For a shared plan, compare the date’s activities alongside its branch.
Opposite branches
Compare Rat + Horse →Opposite branches
Compare Ox + Goat →Opposite branches
Compare Tiger + Monkey →Opposite branches
Compare Rabbit + Rooster →Opposite branches
Compare Dragon + Dog →Opposite branches
Compare Snake + Pig →
Compatibility for each Chinese zodiac animal
Choose your animal for its best and difficult matches, with a separate reading for each of the twelve partners.
From a pairing to your calendar
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The animals behind the names →
A sign also names a branch, a seasonal month and a double-hour. Meet each animal and follow those connections through the calendar.
Where the elements fit →
A year stem supplies the element in “Wood Dragon.” The animal’s fixed element and a trine’s group element describe different layers of the same reading.
Turn a birthday into a schedule →
Follow your animal across a full month. Select a date for its relationship to your sign, suitable activities and auspicious hours.