Chinese zodiac compatibility chart, all 78 pairs
Your zodiac sign is the branch of your birth year. Korean saju has fixed tables for how two branches meet: combinations that pull together, and clashes or harms that create friction. We use the same tables for every pair. For fun and self-reflection.
子The Rat with…
丑The Ox with…
寅The Tiger with…
卯The Rabbit with…
辰The Dragon with…
巳The Snake with…
午The Horse with…
未The Goat with…
申The Monkey with…
酉The Rooster with…
戌The Dog with…
亥The Pig with…
The rules used
These are the branch relations in the SajuBunny chart table. A pair can have more than one, or none.
- Same sign
- Both people have the same sign.
- Six harmony (六合)
- Six fixed pairs, such as 子丑 and 午未. The closest pairing in the tables.
- Half trine (半合)
- Two signs from the same three-sign team (申子辰, 寅午戌, 巳酉丑, 亥卯未), one of them its middle sign.
- Clash (沖)
- Opposite branches on the wheel, six apart, such as 子午.
- Punishment (刑)
- 寅巳申, 丑戌未, 子卯, plus the self-punishing 辰, 午, 酉, 亥 with themselves.
- Break (破)
- Six pairs such as 子酉 and 卯午. Read as small cracks.
- Harm (害)
- Six pairs such as 子未 and 丑午. Read as misunderstandings.
- Wonjin (怨嗔)
- A Korean-school list of six pairs, such as 子未. Read as on-and-off irritation.
- Gwimun (鬼門)
- A Korean-school list of six pairs, such as 寅未. Read as heightened sensitivity.
How to read this
A zodiac sign is one character out of eight in a saju chart. For two people, the birth-day pairs, the balance of elements and timing usually say more than the signs do. Treat this page as a tendency, for fun and self-reflection, not a verdict on anyone.
Questions
What is the best zodiac match?
By the tables, each sign has one closest partner and two teammates in its three-sign group. The Rat, for example, pairs with the Ox (six harmony) and with the Monkey and Dragon (its three-sign team). These are tendencies of one character, not a ranking of people.
Does a clash mean a bad match?
No. A clash marks two signs opposite each other on the wheel (沖). It is read as different paces and a lot of movement. A clash does not rule out a lasting relationship; it is something to plan around, not a verdict.
Is the Korean zodiac different from the Chinese zodiac?
The twelve animals and the main tables are the same. Korean saju also checks two extra kinds of pairs, old grudges (怨嗔) and jumpy nerves (鬼門), and the sign changes at Ipchun (around February 4), not on Lunar New Year.
How do I find my zodiac sign?
Your sign comes from your birth year. In the picker above, each sign lists recent birth years. If you were born in January or early February, check the year before, because the sign changes at Ipchun, around February 4.
Is zodiac compatibility the same as saju compatibility?
No. The zodiac match compares one character from each person, the sign of the birth year. A saju compatibility reading compares both full charts, eight characters each, which usually says much more. You can get a free two-person compatibility score from your saju cards.
A sign is just one character
Two full charts have sixteen. Enter your birthday, then theirs, and the Moon Rabbit works out your compatibility score for free, on your device.
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