Monkey and Tiger in love
High energy and frequent sparks — attraction and argument in equal measure.
Clash
Monkey and Tiger Compatibility
Monkey and Tiger compatibility: they sit 6 apart in the twelve-year cycle, a pairing the tradition classes as “Clash”. We score it 45%.
- Relation
- Clash Liu Chong, 六冲
- Steps apart
- 6 in the twelve-year cycle
- Next Monkey year
- 2028 starts Jan 26, 2028
- Next Tiger year
- 2034 new year in late Jan or Feb
New-year dates: Hong Kong Observatory calendar.
Clash
45%
Are the Monkey and Tiger compatible?
Tiger and Monkey sit opposite each other, the traditional clash. The Tiger is proud, direct and serious about its causes; the Monkey is clever, irreverent and loves to tease. The Monkey pokes at the Tiger's pride, and the Tiger's intensity feels heavy to the Monkey.
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Working together
Competitive rather than cooperative unless roles are completely separate.
Where it goes wrong
Rivalry, teasing that goes too far and a refusal to back down.
Over time
How a Monkey–Tiger relationship usually unfolds
- At first. Sparks from opposite branches of the cycle: attraction and argument arrive together.
- Once settled. A high-energy household with frequent rivalry; tradition calls this the clash pairing.
- What keeps it working. Keeping teasing affectionate and accepting that someone must back down first.
Fixed elements
Metal Monkey, wood Tiger
generating · controlling
The Monkey’s metal cuts the Tiger’s wood — a blade that can prune a tree or fell it. On the controlling cycle the Monkey sets the limits for the Tiger.
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 Monkey and the Tiger sit on the wheel
- Monkey–Tiger, 6 steps apart: Liu Chong, the clash.
- San He triangles. Tiger with the Horse and the Dog (dashed); Monkey with the Rat and the Dragon.
- Clash axis. The Monkey and the Tiger sit at its two ends — this pair is the clash.
- Secret friends. In the Liu He list the Tiger pairs with the Pig; the Monkey pairs with the Snake.
- Six harms. Monkey and Pig; Tiger and Snake — not drawn.
Computed from 108 years of real lunar new year dates
The arithmetic behind this pairing
How the Monkey and the Tiger sit on the cycle, and the share of the century each one actually holds.
Lunar years run 353 to 385 days, so the Monkey ends up with 33 more days than the Tiger over the 108-year table: 3,310 against 3,277. As a pairing, six positions apart, they make up 1.394% of all pairings.
Possible age gaps — fixed by the cycle
A Monkey and a Tiger can only be these numbers of years apart:
6
years apart
18
years apart
30
years apart
42
years apart
Recent birth-year combinations
| Monkey | Tiger | Gap |
|---|---|---|
| Fire Monkey 2016 | Metal Tiger 2010 | 6 years apart |
| Fire Monkey 2016 | Water Tiger 2022 | 6 years apart |
| Wood Monkey 2004 | Earth Tiger 1998 | 6 years apart |
| Wood Monkey 2004 | Metal Tiger 2010 | 6 years apart |
| Water Monkey 1992 | Fire Tiger 1986 | 6 years apart |
| Water Monkey 1992 | Earth Tiger 1998 | 6 years apart |
| Metal Monkey 1980 | Wood Tiger 1974 | 6 years apart |
| Metal Monkey 1980 | Fire Tiger 1986 | 6 years apart |
Birth years for this pairing
Born in January or early February? Check the date before counting yourself a Monkey or a Tiger.
Monkey
1956 · 1968 · 1980 · 1992 · 2004 · 2016Tiger
1962 · 1974 · 1986 · 1998 · 2010 · 2022Cite this page
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