Rabbit and Tiger in love
Protective and affectionate, with the Rabbit softening the Tiger's intensity.
Neutral
Rabbit and Tiger Compatibility
Rabbit and Tiger compatibility: they sit 1 apart in the twelve-year cycle, a pairing the tradition classes as “Neutral”. We score it 68%.
- Relation
- Neutral no classical relation
- Steps apart
- 1 in the twelve-year cycle
- Next Rabbit year
- 2035 new year in late Jan or Feb
- Next Tiger year
- 2034 new year in late Jan or Feb
New-year dates: Hong Kong Observatory calendar.
Neutral
68%
Are the Rabbit and Tiger compatible?
Neighbors on the wheel with contrasting natures. The Tiger is bold and restless, the Rabbit gentle and cautious. The Tiger can protect the Rabbit, and the Rabbit can calm the Tiger — if the Tiger learns patience and the Rabbit does not feel overwhelmed.
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Working together
The Tiger takes risks, the Rabbit manages relationships and details.
Where it goes wrong
The Tiger's impulsive moves making the Rabbit anxious.
Over time
How a Rabbit–Tiger relationship usually unfolds
- At first. Both belong to wood by fixed element; the Rabbit softens the Tiger and the Tiger protects the Rabbit.
- Once settled. An affectionate household where the Tiger leads and the Rabbit calms.
- What keeps it working. The Tiger talking through big moves first, since surprises make the Rabbit anxious.
Fixed elements
Wood Rabbit, wood Tiger
generating · controlling
The Rabbit and the Tiger carry the same fixed element, wood — no generating or controlling arrow runs between them, and tradition reads that as kinship of temperament.
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 Rabbit and the Tiger sit on the wheel
- Rabbit–Tiger, 1 step apart: no classical relation, and both carry wood as their fixed element.
- San He triangles. Tiger with the Horse and the Dog (dashed); Rabbit with the Goat and the Pig.
- Clash axes. Tiger–Monkey; Rabbit–Rooster.
- Secret friends. In the Liu He list the Tiger pairs with the Pig; the Rabbit pairs with the Dog.
- Six harms. Rabbit and Dragon; Tiger and Snake — not drawn.
Computed from 108 years of real lunar new year dates
The arithmetic behind this pairing
How the Rabbit and the Tiger sit on the cycle, and the share of the century each one actually holds.
The 108-year table gives the Rabbit and the Tiger almost the same number of days, 3,278 and 3,277; one position apart, they make up 1.381% of all pairings.
Possible age gaps — fixed by the cycle
A Rabbit and a Tiger can only be these numbers of years apart:
1
year apart
11
years apart
13
years apart
23
years apart
25
years apart
35
years apart
37
years apart
47
years apart
Recent birth-year combinations
| Rabbit | Tiger | Gap |
|---|---|---|
| Water Rabbit 2023 | Water Tiger 2022 | 1 year apart |
| Metal Rabbit 2011 | Metal Tiger 2010 | 1 year apart |
| Metal Rabbit 2011 | Water Tiger 2022 | 11 years apart |
| Earth Rabbit 1999 | Earth Tiger 1998 | 1 year apart |
| Earth Rabbit 1999 | Metal Tiger 2010 | 11 years apart |
| Fire Rabbit 1987 | Fire Tiger 1986 | 1 year apart |
| Fire Rabbit 1987 | Earth Tiger 1998 | 11 years apart |
| Wood Rabbit 1975 | Wood Tiger 1974 | 1 year apart |
Birth years for this pairing
Born in January or early February? Check the date before counting yourself a Rabbit or a Tiger.
Rabbit
1963 · 1975 · 1987 · 1999 · 2011 · 2023Tiger
1962 · 1974 · 1986 · 1998 · 2010 · 2022Cite this page
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