Chinese zodiac compatibility

In Chinese astrology, the compatibility of two people is read through the traditional relationships between the animals of their birth years. The twelve animals fall into four groups of three that harmonise; there are also six pairs of «secret friends», six opposite pairs and six «harmful» pairs. These relationships describe how closely two people see the world and where they may rub against each other.

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Compatibility table

AnimalRatOxTigerRabbitDragonSnakeHorseGoatMonkeyRoosterDogPig
Rat Rat & Rat: 3 Rat & Ox: 4 Rat & Tiger: 3 Rat & Rabbit: 3 Rat & Dragon: 5 Rat & Snake: 3 Rat & Horse: 1 Rat & Goat: 2 Rat & Monkey: 5 Rat & Rooster: 3 Rat & Dog: 3 Rat & Pig: 3
Ox Ox & Rat: 4 Ox & Ox: 3 Ox & Tiger: 3 Ox & Rabbit: 3 Ox & Dragon: 3 Ox & Snake: 5 Ox & Horse: 2 Ox & Goat: 1 Ox & Monkey: 3 Ox & Rooster: 5 Ox & Dog: 3 Ox & Pig: 3
Tiger Tiger & Rat: 3 Tiger & Ox: 3 Tiger & Tiger: 3 Tiger & Rabbit: 3 Tiger & Dragon: 3 Tiger & Snake: 2 Tiger & Horse: 5 Tiger & Goat: 3 Tiger & Monkey: 1 Tiger & Rooster: 3 Tiger & Dog: 5 Tiger & Pig: 4
Rabbit Rabbit & Rat: 3 Rabbit & Ox: 3 Rabbit & Tiger: 3 Rabbit & Rabbit: 3 Rabbit & Dragon: 2 Rabbit & Snake: 3 Rabbit & Horse: 3 Rabbit & Goat: 5 Rabbit & Monkey: 3 Rabbit & Rooster: 1 Rabbit & Dog: 4 Rabbit & Pig: 5
Dragon Dragon & Rat: 5 Dragon & Ox: 3 Dragon & Tiger: 3 Dragon & Rabbit: 2 Dragon & Dragon: 3 Dragon & Snake: 3 Dragon & Horse: 3 Dragon & Goat: 3 Dragon & Monkey: 5 Dragon & Rooster: 4 Dragon & Dog: 1 Dragon & Pig: 3
Snake Snake & Rat: 3 Snake & Ox: 5 Snake & Tiger: 2 Snake & Rabbit: 3 Snake & Dragon: 3 Snake & Snake: 3 Snake & Horse: 3 Snake & Goat: 3 Snake & Monkey: 4 Snake & Rooster: 5 Snake & Dog: 3 Snake & Pig: 1
Horse Horse & Rat: 1 Horse & Ox: 2 Horse & Tiger: 5 Horse & Rabbit: 3 Horse & Dragon: 3 Horse & Snake: 3 Horse & Horse: 3 Horse & Goat: 4 Horse & Monkey: 3 Horse & Rooster: 3 Horse & Dog: 5 Horse & Pig: 3
Goat Goat & Rat: 2 Goat & Ox: 1 Goat & Tiger: 3 Goat & Rabbit: 5 Goat & Dragon: 3 Goat & Snake: 3 Goat & Horse: 4 Goat & Goat: 3 Goat & Monkey: 3 Goat & Rooster: 3 Goat & Dog: 3 Goat & Pig: 5
Monkey Monkey & Rat: 5 Monkey & Ox: 3 Monkey & Tiger: 1 Monkey & Rabbit: 3 Monkey & Dragon: 5 Monkey & Snake: 4 Monkey & Horse: 3 Monkey & Goat: 3 Monkey & Monkey: 3 Monkey & Rooster: 3 Monkey & Dog: 3 Monkey & Pig: 2
Rooster Rooster & Rat: 3 Rooster & Ox: 5 Rooster & Tiger: 3 Rooster & Rabbit: 1 Rooster & Dragon: 4 Rooster & Snake: 5 Rooster & Horse: 3 Rooster & Goat: 3 Rooster & Monkey: 3 Rooster & Rooster: 3 Rooster & Dog: 2 Rooster & Pig: 3
Dog Dog & Rat: 3 Dog & Ox: 3 Dog & Tiger: 5 Dog & Rabbit: 4 Dog & Dragon: 1 Dog & Snake: 3 Dog & Horse: 5 Dog & Goat: 3 Dog & Monkey: 3 Dog & Rooster: 2 Dog & Dog: 3 Dog & Pig: 3
Pig Pig & Rat: 3 Pig & Ox: 3 Pig & Tiger: 4 Pig & Rabbit: 5 Pig & Dragon: 3 Pig & Snake: 1 Pig & Horse: 3 Pig & Goat: 5 Pig & Monkey: 2 Pig & Rooster: 3 Pig & Dog: 3 Pig & Pig: 3

5 Trine (San He) · 4 Secret friends (Liu He) · 3 Neutral / Same animal · 2 Harm (Liu Hai) · 1 Opposites (Liu Chong)

Compatibility is not destiny: even the best match takes effort, and even the most challenging pair can learn a lot from each other. Pick two animals from the table, or enter your birth years.