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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: Tiger

Person B: Monkey

Tiger×Monkey

Tiger & Monkey

Clash 冲
Punishment 刑

Clash:: Opposite branches on the zodiac wheel, six apart. Different instincts that need conscious balance.
Punishment:: Folk pairwise “punishment” tag (including self-punishment for Dragon, Horse, Rooster and Pig). Not a full three-punishment formation.

Tiger and Monkey sit opposite each other in the traditional Six Clashes, a tag usually read as a sign of contrast rather than conflict. The folk Punishment tag adds another layer of friction worth noticing. Tiger's steady conviction and Monkey's quick wit can spark real exchange, provided both are curious about how the other thinks.

romance

In love, Tiger and Monkey may find excitement in their differences. Monkey's playfulness can lighten Tiger's intensity, while Tiger offers depth and dependability that Monkey may come to appreciate. A reflective moment is when both talk honestly about when they want humor and when they need sincerity, so teasing never lands where it is not welcome.

What tends to work

Quick wit meets bold conviction
Lively curiosity about different viewpoints
Each can teach the other flexibility

Friction to understand

Different responses to risk and change
Monkey may tease where Tiger wants seriousness

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.