Rooster and Tiger in love
Lively but prone to clashes. Mutual respect for independence matters.
Neutral
Rooster and Tiger Compatibility
Rooster and Tiger compatibility: they sit 5 apart in the twelve-year cycle, a pairing the tradition classes as “Neutral”. We score it 68%.
- Relation
- Neutral no classical relation
- Steps apart
- 5 in the twelve-year cycle
- Next Rooster year
- 2029 starts Feb 13, 2029
- Next Tiger year
- 2034 new year in late Jan or Feb
New-year dates: Hong Kong Observatory calendar.
Neutral
68%
Are the Rooster and Tiger compatible?
The Tiger is spontaneous, rebellious and passionate; the Rooster is methodical, critical and proud. The Rooster can bring order to the Tiger's plans, but the Tiger resents being corrected, and the Rooster dislikes the Tiger's unpredictability.
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Working together
The Tiger initiates boldly, the Rooster keeps things organized.
Where it goes wrong
Criticism and pride colliding.
Over time
How a Rooster–Tiger relationship usually unfolds
- At first. The Tiger is bold and the Rooster exacting; the start is lively and a little combative.
- Once settled. Pride meets pride over plans and standards; respect for independence keeps it workable.
- What keeps it working. Giving each other separate spheres and praising before correcting.
Fixed elements
Metal Rooster, wood Tiger
generating · controlling
The Rooster’s metal cuts the Tiger’s wood — a blade that can prune a tree or fell it. On the controlling cycle the Rooster 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 Rooster and the Tiger sit on the wheel
- Rooster–Tiger, 5 steps apart: no classical relation.
- San He triangles. Tiger with the Horse and the Dog (dashed); Rooster with the Ox and the Snake.
- Clash axes. Tiger–Monkey; Rooster–Rabbit.
- Secret friends. In the Liu He list the Tiger pairs with the Pig; the Rooster pairs with the Dragon.
- Six harms. Rooster and Dog; Tiger and Snake — not drawn.
Computed from 108 years of real lunar new year dates
The arithmetic behind this pairing
How the Rooster 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 Rooster ends up with 28 more days than the Tiger over the 108-year table: 3,305 against 3,277. As a pairing, five positions apart, they make up 1.393% of all pairings.
Possible age gaps — fixed by the cycle
A Rooster and a Tiger 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
| Rooster | Tiger | Gap |
|---|---|---|
| Fire Rooster 2017 | Metal Tiger 2010 | 7 years apart |
| Fire Rooster 2017 | Water Tiger 2022 | 5 years apart |
| Wood Rooster 2005 | Earth Tiger 1998 | 7 years apart |
| Wood Rooster 2005 | Metal Tiger 2010 | 5 years apart |
| Water Rooster 1993 | Fire Tiger 1986 | 7 years apart |
| Water Rooster 1993 | Earth Tiger 1998 | 5 years apart |
| Metal Rooster 1981 | Wood Tiger 1974 | 7 years apart |
| Metal Rooster 1981 | Fire Tiger 1986 | 5 years apart |
Birth years for this pairing
Born in January or early February? Check the date before counting yourself a Rooster or a Tiger.
Rooster
1957 · 1969 · 1981 · 1993 · 2005 · 2017Tiger
1962 · 1974 · 1986 · 1998 · 2010 · 2022Cite this page
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