Dragon and Rooster in love
A striking, confident couple with shared ambition and mutual pride in each other.
Six harmonies — secret friends
Dragon and Rooster Compatibility
Dragon and Rooster compatibility: they sit 5 apart in the twelve-year cycle, a pairing the tradition classes as “Six harmonies — secret friends”. We score it 88%.
- Relation
- Six harmonies Liu He, 六合
- Steps apart
- 5 in the twelve-year cycle
- Next Dragon year
- 2036 new year in late Jan or Feb
- Next Rooster year
- 2029 starts Feb 13, 2029
New-year dates: Hong Kong Observatory calendar.
Six harmonies — secret friends
88%
Are the Dragon and Rooster compatible?
Dragon and Rooster form one of the six harmonies. Both are proud, capable and like to look their best, and they understand each other's need for respect. The Rooster's precision complements the Dragon's vision, and each admires the other's competence.
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Working together
The Dragon sets direction, the Rooster perfects the details — a strong combination.
Where it goes wrong
The Rooster's criticism and the Dragon's pride can collide when things go wrong.
Over time
How a Dragon–Rooster relationship usually unfolds
- At first. One of the six harmonies: a striking pair from the start, each proud to be seen with the other.
- Once settled. The Dragon brings vision and the Rooster brings precision; the household runs well and looks good doing it.
- What keeps it working. The Rooster saving criticism for private moments, and the Dragon taking it as care rather than attack.
Fixed elements
Earth Dragon, metal Rooster
generating · controlling
The Dragon’s earth bears the Rooster’s metal — the image is ore that forms inside the ground. On the generating cycle the Dragon gives and the Rooster receives.
The fixed element belongs to the animal and never changes; the element of a birth year (wood, fire, earth, metal or water) rotates every two years — see the years below.
On the twelve-year wheel
Where the Dragon and the Rooster sit on the wheel
- Dragon–Rooster, 5 steps apart: Liu He, the six harmonies.
- San He triangles. Rooster with the Ox and the Snake (dashed); Dragon with the Rat and the Monkey.
- Clash axes. Rooster–Rabbit; Dragon–Dog.
- Secret friends. The Dragon and the Rooster are each other’s Liu He partner.
- Six harms. Dragon and Rabbit; Rooster and Dog — not drawn.
Computed from 108 years of real lunar new year dates
The arithmetic behind this pairing
How the Dragon and the Rooster sit on the cycle, and the share of the century each one actually holds.
The 108-year table gives the Dragon and the Rooster almost the same number of days, 3,308 and 3,305; five positions apart, they make up 1.404% of all pairings.
Possible age gaps — fixed by the cycle
A Dragon and a Rooster can only be these numbers of years apart:
5
years apart
7
years apart
17
years apart
19
years apart
29
years apart
31
years apart
41
years apart
43
years apart
Recent birth-year combinations
| Dragon | Rooster | Gap |
|---|---|---|
| Wood Dragon 2024 | Fire Rooster 2017 | 7 years apart |
| Water Dragon 2012 | Wood Rooster 2005 | 7 years apart |
| Water Dragon 2012 | Fire Rooster 2017 | 5 years apart |
| Metal Dragon 2000 | Water Rooster 1993 | 7 years apart |
| Metal Dragon 2000 | Wood Rooster 2005 | 5 years apart |
| Earth Dragon 1988 | Metal Rooster 1981 | 7 years apart |
| Earth Dragon 1988 | Water Rooster 1993 | 5 years apart |
| Fire Dragon 1976 | Earth Rooster 1969 | 7 years apart |
Birth years for this pairing
Born in January or early February? Check the date before counting yourself a Dragon or a Rooster.
Dragon
1964 · 1976 · 1988 · 2000 · 2012 · 2024Rooster
1957 · 1969 · 1981 · 1993 · 2005 · 2017Cite this page
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