Three Harmonies 三合
Four trines of branches four positions apart.
Seven traditional relation sets
Chinese Zodiac Compatibility Chart
The 12 animals form 78 unique pairs, including same-sign pairings. This chart compares 7 traditional branch layers, including 4 trines, 6 secret-friend pairs and 6 clashes; birth dates add each person's year element, stem and Na Yin.
Don’t know a sign? Use the birth-date comparison on this page.
Friendship, family and working together
The animal pair uses the same branch relationships in each context. Choose the questions that match the relationship you want to explore.
Friendship compatibility
- How do you prefer to spend time together: an active plan or a quiet conversation?
- Agree how to change a plan when one friend needs more space.
- Choose an activity where each person can contribute a different strength.
Family compatibility
- Ask each family member which routine helps them feel settled.
- Separate the task that needs doing from the tone of a disagreement.
- Let a parent, child or sibling explain a preference in their own words.
Working together compatibility
- Write down who owns each decision before dividing the work.
- Agree on a feedback format and a deadline for responding.
- Compare how each colleague handles a changing deadline.
neutral standing
These two branches have no named relation in the sets shown here; that absence is neutral, not a negative verdict.
Every pairing, without repeated cells
Explore compatibility from one sign
Choose one animal to see its twelve readings once. Supportive and tense traditions remain separate layers, and every counterpart opens the complete comparison.
First, choose your sign
Monkey is selected.
Monkey’s twelve readingsEach counterpart appears once, never again in reverse.
4 supportiveHarmony or meeting
1 layeredSupport and strain
2 tenseNamed strain
5 otherUnnamed and same sign
Monkey with every sign
Open a group, then choose a counterpart. Every applicable relationship remains visible.
合Supportive traditions4 counterparts · Named harmony or seasonal meeting
叠Layered relationships1 counterpart · Supportive and tense layers coexist
冲Named points of strain2 counterparts · Clash, harm, destruction, or punishment
·No named branch layer4 counterparts · The element direction still remains visible
同Same-sign reading1 counterpart · The branch repeats; self-punishment is shown when it applies
The traditional framework
Seven relationship sets
Three supportive sets and four challenging sets are checked independently. The resulting standing is harmonious, tense, mixed, or neutral.
Six Harmonies (secret friends) 六合
Six fixed complementary pairs.
Seasonal meetings 三会
Four runs of three adjacent branches, one for each season.
Clashes 六冲
Six pairs directly opposite on the cycle.
Harms 六害
Six fixed pairs associated with wearing friction.
Destructions 六破
Six fixed pairs associated with disruption or separation.
Punishments 三刑
Three group patterns plus four self-punishing branches; this layer can overlap any other.
Read each layer clearly
Compatibility questions
Can one pair have more than one relationship?
Yes. Three Harmonies, Six Harmonies, seasonal meeting, clash, harm, destruction, and punishment are separate sets. A pair can appear in several at once, so this checker preserves every named layer and derives a mixed standing when supportive and tense relations overlap.
Why do some pairs have no named relationship?
The groupings are positional. After all seven relation sets are included, twenty-two of the sixty-six distinct pairs still carry no named branch relationship. That absence is neutral rather than a poor match.
Does the fixed-element reading replace the animal relationship?
No. Every animal carries a fixed branch element, while the named relationships come from branch groupings. The element dynamic is shown separately and never manufactures or cancels a named relationship.
What do birth dates add?
A birth date resolves the Chinese New Year boundary and supplies each person's year stem, year element, Na Yin name, and day master. The pair view can then compare the two year stems as well as the animal branches.