Chinese Zodiac compatibility
Just like the signs of the zodiac, the Chinese zodiac also has certain characteristics that make some signs more compatible with each other than others. However, the connections between these signs are very different from those we know in the zodiac.
While in the zodiac, the signs are assigned according to the position of the sun over the constellations at the time of birth, in the Eastern zodiac, there is a cycle that repeats every 12 years. In this way, they have twelve animals that correspond to the year of birth.
Chinese zodiac signs:
- Rat (1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020)
- Ox (1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, 2021)
- Tiger (1974, 1986, 1998, 2010, 2022)
- Rabbit (1975, 1987, 1999, 2011)
- Dragon (1976, 1988, 2000, 2012)
- Snake (1977, 1989, 2001, 2013)
- Horse (1978, 1990, 2002, 2014)
- Goat (1979, 1991, 2003, 2015)
- Monkey (1980, 1992, 2004, 2016)
- Rooster (1981, 1993, 2005, 2017)
- Dog (1982, 1994, 2006, 2018)
- Pig (1983, 1995, 2007, 2019)
Compatibility between Chinese zodiac signs:
The Chinese zodiac has a four-tier compatibility system, based on the pattern of a circular wheel. Each sign is connected to three other signs by a triangle.
- Perfect match: Rat-Dragon, Ox-Snake, Tiger-Horse, Rabbit-Goat, Dragon-Monkey, Snake-Rooster, Horse-Dog, Goat-Pig
- Good match: Rat-Ox, Rat-Monkey, Ox-Rooster, Tiger-Dog, Rabbit-Pig
- Fair match: Rat-Rabbit, Ox-Dog, Tiger-Pig, Rabbit-Dragon, Dragon-Dog, Snake-Ox, Horse-Rabbit, Goat-Rat, Rooster-Pig
- Poor match: Rat-Horse, Ox-Tiger, Tiger-Rabbit, Rabbit-Snake, Dragon-Rooster, Snake-Horse, Horse-Goat, Goat-Rooster, Pig-Ox