Chinese Zodiac Compatibility Calculator
Compare two birth dates using the traditional pairing rules: Six Harmony, Three Harmony, Clash, Harm and Punishment.
Chinese zodiac compatibility chart: all 12 signs
Compatibility by sign
Rat compatibility
- Six Harmony (best natural pair): Ox
- Three Harmony (same group): Dragon, Monkey
- Clash: Horse
- Harm: Goat
- Punishment: Rabbit
Ox compatibility
- Six Harmony (best natural pair): Rat
- Three Harmony (same group): Snake, Rooster
- Clash: Goat
- Harm: Horse
- Punishment: Goat, Dog
Tiger compatibility
- Six Harmony (best natural pair): Pig
- Three Harmony (same group): Horse, Dog
- Clash: Monkey
- Harm: Snake
- Punishment: Snake, Monkey
Rabbit compatibility
- Six Harmony (best natural pair): Dog
- Three Harmony (same group): Goat, Pig
- Clash: Rooster
- Harm: Dragon
- Punishment: Rat
Dragon compatibility
- Six Harmony (best natural pair): Rooster
- Three Harmony (same group): Rat, Monkey
- Clash: Dog
- Harm: Rabbit
Snake compatibility
- Six Harmony (best natural pair): Monkey
- Three Harmony (same group): Ox, Rooster
- Clash: Pig
- Harm: Tiger
- Punishment: Tiger, Monkey
Horse compatibility
- Six Harmony (best natural pair): Goat
- Three Harmony (same group): Tiger, Dog
- Clash: Rat
- Harm: Ox
Goat compatibility
- Six Harmony (best natural pair): Horse
- Three Harmony (same group): Rabbit, Pig
- Clash: Ox
- Harm: Rat
- Punishment: Ox, Dog
Monkey compatibility
- Six Harmony (best natural pair): Snake
- Three Harmony (same group): Rat, Dragon
- Clash: Tiger
- Harm: Pig
- Punishment: Tiger, Snake
Rooster compatibility
- Six Harmony (best natural pair): Dragon
- Three Harmony (same group): Ox, Snake
- Clash: Rabbit
- Harm: Dog
Dog compatibility
- Six Harmony (best natural pair): Rabbit
- Three Harmony (same group): Tiger, Horse
- Clash: Dragon
- Harm: Rooster
- Punishment: Ox, Goat
Pig compatibility
- Six Harmony (best natural pair): Tiger
- Three Harmony (same group): Rabbit, Goat
- Clash: Snake
- Harm: Monkey
The pairing rules explained
Six Harmony 六合
A natural pair. Traditionally seen as mutually supportive: cooperation tends to come easily.
Rat–Ox, Tiger–Pig, Rabbit–Dog, Dragon–Rooster, Snake–Monkey, Horse–Goat
Three Harmony 三合
Members of the same group of three signs. Traditionally seen as sharing outlook and goals.
Monkey–Rat–Dragon; Pig–Rabbit–Goat; Tiger–Horse–Dog; Snake–Rooster–Ox
Clash 六冲
Opposite signs on the zodiac wheel. Often strong attraction plus friction; works best with room for differences.
Rat–Horse, Ox–Goat, Tiger–Monkey, Rabbit–Rooster, Dragon–Dog, Snake–Pig
Harm 六害
Subtle friction: small misunderstandings can pile up. Talking things through early helps.
Rat–Goat, Ox–Horse, Tiger–Snake, Rabbit–Dragon, Monkey–Pig, Rooster–Dog
Punishment 相刑
A tension pattern that can bring out stubbornness on both sides. Patience matters.
Tiger–Snake, Snake–Monkey, Tiger–Monkey, Ox–Dog, Dog–Goat, Ox–Goat, Rat–Rabbit; self-punishment: Dragon, Horse, Rooster, Pig
These rules compare year signs only. A full BaZi comparison also looks at both Day Masters, the months and the element balance of each chart, which is why two people with a "clashing" pair of signs can get along very well. Treat the result as a conversation starter, not a verdict.
Questions
Which Chinese zodiac signs go well together?
Traditionally, Six Harmony pairs (Rat–Ox, Tiger–Pig, Rabbit–Dog, Dragon–Rooster, Snake–Monkey, Horse–Goat) and the Three Harmony groups (Monkey–Rat–Dragon, Pig–Rabbit–Goat, Tiger–Horse–Dog, Snake–Rooster–Ox) are seen as the most supportive.
Which Chinese zodiac signs are challenging together?
Opposite signs on the zodiac wheel form a Clash: Rat–Horse, Ox–Goat, Tiger–Monkey, Rabbit–Rooster, Dragon–Dog and Snake–Pig. The tradition reads these as strong attraction with friction, not as a reason two people can't get along.
How accurate is Chinese zodiac compatibility?
Year signs are one layer of a much larger picture: they are shared by everyone born in the same year. A BaZi comparison of both full charts says far more. Use the year-sign result as a conversation starter.
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