Pig compatibility
All twelve pairings for the Pig, grouped by distance on the twelve-year cycle — which is where the trines and the clash actually come from.
Same trine — 4 apart
4 positions apart
Pig & Rabbit Four apart, which puts you in the same affinity triangle. This is the strongest pairing in the Chinese system: shared instincts and compatible pace.4 positions apart
Pig & Goat Four apart, which puts you in the same affinity triangle. This is the strongest pairing in the Chinese system: shared instincts and compatible pace.Other positions
1 position apart
Pig & Rat No traditional aspect between these signs — neither reinforced nor opposed. What happens depends on the people rather than the pattern.2 positions apart
Pig & Ox Two apart. Comfortable and cooperative without being identical.3 positions apart
Pig & Tiger Three apart, in the tense square relation. Productive but rarely restful.5 positions apart
Pig & Dragon No traditional aspect between these signs — neither reinforced nor opposed. What happens depends on the people rather than the pattern.5 positions apart
Pig & Horse No traditional aspect between these signs — neither reinforced nor opposed. What happens depends on the people rather than the pattern.3 positions apart
Pig & Monkey Three apart, in the tense square relation. Productive but rarely restful.2 positions apart
Pig & Rooster Two apart. Comfortable and cooperative without being identical.1 position apart
Pig & Dog No traditional aspect between these signs — neither reinforced nor opposed. What happens depends on the people rather than the pattern.0 positions apart
Pig & Pig The same animal twice. Immediate understanding and identical blind spots — nobody supplies what the other is missing.Where the trines come from
The twelve animals divide into four groups of three, each four positions apart on the cycle. That is the trine, and animals within one are said to share temperament — not because of anything about the animals, but because twelve divides by four.
The clash is the animal six positions away, directly opposite. Same arithmetic, opposite reading. Both rules are properties of the number twelve rather than observations about people, which is worth knowing before treating a clash as a verdict.