Fire · Yin
Snake
Brings. Reads situations accurately and says nothing until saying something helps.
Struggles with. Keeps its own counsel to the point where nobody knows where they stand.
Sextile — easy
Snake and Goat
Sextile — easy
78%
Two apart. Comfortable and cooperative without being identical.
Earth · Yin
Goat
Brings. Creates things and cares for people without expecting a return.
Struggles with. Needs reassurance regularly, and worries about outcomes it cannot influence.
Distance on the wheel2 of 12
RelationSextile — easy
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.