Earth · Yang
Dragon
Brings. Attracts attention and opportunity without effort. Sets a high bar and clears it.
Struggles with. Impatient with limits and with people who need them explained.
Traditional ally
Dragon and Rooster
Traditional ally
88%
No traditional aspect between these signs — neither reinforced nor opposed. What happens depends on the people rather than the pattern.
Metal · Yin
Rooster
Brings. Notices detail others miss and says so. Prepares more thoroughly than required.
Struggles with. Critical out loud, and mistakes bluntness for honesty.
Distance on the wheel5 of 12
RelationTraditional ally
Same fixed elementNo
How Chinese compatibility works
The rule is positional. Animals four apart form an affinity triangle and are read as natural allies — they share instincts and pace. Animals six apart sit directly opposite and are the traditional clash: each values what the other neglects.
This differs from Western astrology, which uses angles on a 360-degree circle. Here the wheel has twelve positions and the relationships are counted in steps, not degrees.
Traditional pairings sometimes override the geometry — a few combinations are named explicitly as friends or enemies in the old texts, and those take precedence.