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Chinese Zodiac Compatibility

Choose two signs to see their traditional relationship patterns and practical ways to get along. No scores, no verdicts.

Person A: Dog

Person B: Rooster

Dog×Rooster

Dog & Rooster

Harm 害

Harm:: One of the six “harm” pairings — small misunderstandings can build if left unspoken.

Rooster and Dog bring different strengths to the same table: the Rooster's polish and planning meet the Dog's loyalty and sense of fairness. The traditional Six Harms label is often read as a pairing where small differences in pace or priorities can feel unexpectedly tiring. Think of it less as a warning and more as an invitation to name expectations early and to notice what each of you values most.

friendship

As friends, you may appreciate each other's reliability and honest opinions. The Dog's gentleness can soften the Rooster's sharper remarks, while the Rooster's enthusiasm can draw the Dog into new experiences. The friendship tends to flourish when feedback is offered with warmth and not delivered as a verdict.

What tends to work

Dog's loyalty balances Rooster's ambition
Shared sense of duty and doing things properly

Friction to understand

Different tolerance for criticism and directness
Pace can differ, with one wanting to plan and the other to feel out a situation

Rule set folk_year_sign_v1. Tags describe traditional year-sign patterns, not the outcome of any relationship.

Chinese zodiac compatibility chart

● green = harmony (Six / Three Harmonies)● red = friction (clash, harm, break, punishment)○ = neutral. Select a cell for details.

Swipe the chart sideways to see all 12 signs →

12 by 12 Chinese zodiac compatibility matrix
Sign	Rat	Ox	Tiger	Rabbit	Dragon	Snake	Horse	Goat	Monkey	Rooster	Dog	Pig
Rat	○	●	○	●	●	○	●	●	●	●	○	○
Ox	●	○	○	○	●	●	●	●	○	●	●	○
Tiger	○	○	○	○	○	●	●	○	●	○	●	◐
Rabbit	●	○	○	○	●	○	●	●	○	●	●	●
Dragon	●	●	○	●	●	○	○	○	●	●	●	○
Snake	○	●	●	○	○	○	○	○	◐	●	○	●
Horse	●	●	●	●	○	○	●	●	○	○	●	○
Goat	●	●	○	●	○	○	●	○	○	○	●	●
Monkey	●	○	●	○	●	◐	○	○	○	○	○	●
Rooster	●	●	○	●	●	●	○	○	○	●	●	○
Dog	○	●	●	●	●	○	●	●	○	●	○	○
Pig	○	○	◐	●	○	●	○	●	●	○	○	●

◐ amber = both a harmony and a friction tag.

Questions · 问答

Frequently asked questions

+Why are there no compatibility percentages?

Traditional zodiac pairings describe patterns, not probabilities. Turning them into a score would be invented precision, so we show the actual traditional relationships and practical guidance instead.

+What do Six Harmonies and Three Harmonies mean?

They are classic groupings of the twelve earthly branches. Six Harmonies pairs signs that “combine”; Three Harmonies groups signs four years apart that share an element and outlook.

+Is a clash pair doomed?

No. A clash means the two signs sit opposite each other on the zodiac wheel and tend to approach life differently. Many such pairs thrive by naming those differences.

+Is the same sign automatically a perfect match?

No. Same-sign pairs share rhythms and blind spots. For Dragon, Horse, Rooster and Pig, folk tradition also notes a self-punishment pattern.

+Is this Bazi compatibility?

No. This compares birth-year signs only. Full Bazi compatibility uses the whole birth chart.