Chinese zodiac compatibility

All 144 pairings, from the four affinity triangles to the six clashes.

Rat Ox Tig Rab Dra Sna Hor Goa Mon Roo Dog Pig
Rat 72 88 78 60 90 68 45 68 90 60 78 68
Ox 88 72 68 78 60 90 68 45 68 90 60 78
Tiger 78 68 72 68 78 60 90 68 45 68 90 88
Rabbit 60 78 68 72 68 78 60 90 68 45 88 90
Dragon 90 60 78 68 72 68 78 60 90 88 45 68
Snake 68 90 60 78 68 72 68 78 88 90 68 45
Horse 45 68 90 60 78 68 72 88 78 60 90 68
Goat 68 45 68 90 60 78 88 72 68 78 60 90
Monkey 90 68 45 68 90 88 78 68 72 68 78 60
Rooster 60 90 68 45 88 90 60 78 68 72 68 78
Dog 78 60 90 88 45 68 90 60 78 68 72 68
Pig 68 78 88 90 68 45 68 90 60 78 68 72

The four triangles

Competitors

Rat   Dragon   Monkey  

Intellectuals

Ox   Snake   Rooster  

Independents

Tiger   Horse   Dog  

Diplomats

Rabbit   Goat   Pig  

Triangles and oppositions

Every fourth animal belongs to the same triangle: Rat, Dragon and Monkey; Ox, Snake and Rooster; Tiger, Horse and Dog; Rabbit, Goat and Pig. Members of a triangle are said to think alike and move at compatible speeds.

Six apart is the opposite: Rat against Horse, Ox against Goat, Tiger against Monkey, Rabbit against Rooster, Dragon against Dog, Snake against Pig. Those six pairs are the traditional conflicts.

As with any compatibility system, this describes tendencies rather than outcomes. Plenty of people are happily married across a traditional clash.