Zodiac

Your zodiac animal is one Earthly Branch within the Four Pillars. Compare it with the other pillars for a fuller Five Elements and traditional calendrical reading.

Traditional Calendar · The Year Branch The zodiac animal represents the Earthly Branch of the birth year, only one part of the Four Pillars. It is useful for cultural comparison, but it cannot by itself define a person, a relationship, or an outcome.

Twelve animals

12 Earthly Branches
Rat
Zi Rat
Yang Water
Stems: Gui Water
Ox
Chou Ox
Yin Earth
Stems: Ji Earth · Gui Water · Xin Metal
Tiger
Yin Tiger
Yang Wood
Stems: Jia Wood · Bing Fire · Wu Earth
Rabbit
Mao Rabbit
Yin Wood
Stems: Yi Wood
Dragon
Chen Dragon
Yang Earth
Stems: Wu Earth · Yi Wood · Gui Water
Snake
Si Snake
Yin Fire
Stems: Bing Fire · Wu Earth · Geng Metal
Horse
Wu Horse
Yang Fire
Stems: Ding Fire · Ji Earth
Goat
Wei Goat
Yin Earth
Stems: Ji Earth · Ding Fire · Yi Wood
Monkey
Shen Monkey
Yang Metal
Stems: Geng Metal · Ren Water · Wu Earth
Rooster
You Rooster
Yin Metal
Stems: Xin Metal
Dog
Xu Dog
Yang Earth
Stems: Wu Earth · Xin Metal · Ding Fire
Pig
Hai Pig
Yin Water
Stems: Ren Water · Jia Wood

Harmony & Conflict Dynamics

Classical Earthly Branch Combinations and Oppositions

Six Harmonies Six-Harmony Relationship · Branch Resonance
Zi Rat ✦ Chou Ox (Earth) Yin Tiger ✦ Hai Pig (Wood) Mao Rabbit ✦ Xu Dog (Fire) Chen Dragon ✦ You Rooster (Metal) Si Snake ✦ Shen Monkey (Water) Wu Horse ✦ Wei Goat (Earth)
Three-Harmony Relationships Three-Harmony Relationship · Elemental Grouping
Shen-Zi-Chen (Water Triad: Monkey · Rat · Dragon) Si-You-Chou (Metal Triad: Snake · Rooster · Ox) Yin-Wu-Xu (Fire Triad: Tiger · Horse · Dog) Hai-Mao-Wei (Wood Triad: Pig · Rabbit · Goat)
Six Clashes Opposing Signs · Polar Dynamics
Zi-Wu Clash (Rat vs Horse) Chou-Wei Clash (Ox vs Goat) Yin-Shen Clash (Tiger vs Monkey) Mao-You Clash (Rabbit vs Rooster) Chen-Xu Clash (Dragon vs Dog) Si-Hai Clash (Snake vs Pig)

Compatibility pairs

Reference guide to 66 zodiac relationships and traditional symbols

Chou Ox · Zi Rat Zi Rat · Yin Tiger Mao Rabbit · Zi Rat Chen Dragon · Zi Rat Zi Rat · Si Snake Wu Horse · Zi Rat Wei Goat · Zi Rat Shen Monkey · Zi Rat Zi Rat · You Rooster Xu Dog · Zi Rat Hai Pig · Zi Rat Chou Ox · Yin Tiger Chou Ox · Mao Rabbit Chen Dragon · Chou Ox Chou Ox · Si Snake Wu Horse · Chou Ox Wei Goat · Chou Ox Shen Monkey · Chou Ox Chou Ox · You Rooster Xu Dog · Chou Ox Chou Ox · Hai Pig Mao Rabbit · Yin Tiger Chen Dragon · Yin Tiger Si Snake · Yin Tiger Wu Horse · Yin Tiger Wei Goat · Yin Tiger Shen Monkey · Yin Tiger You Rooster · Yin Tiger Xu Dog · Yin Tiger Hai Pig · Yin Tiger Chen Dragon · Mao Rabbit Mao Rabbit · Si Snake Wu Horse · Mao Rabbit Wei Goat · Mao Rabbit Shen Monkey · Mao Rabbit Mao Rabbit · You Rooster Xu Dog · Mao Rabbit Hai Pig · Mao Rabbit Chen Dragon · Si Snake Chen Dragon · Wu Horse Chen Dragon · Wei Goat Chen Dragon · Shen Monkey Chen Dragon · You Rooster Xu Dog · Chen Dragon Chen Dragon · Hai Pig Wu Horse · Si Snake Wei Goat · Si Snake Shen Monkey · Si Snake You Rooster · Si Snake Xu Dog · Si Snake Hai Pig · Si Snake Wei Goat · Wu Horse Wu Horse · Shen Monkey Wu Horse · You Rooster Xu Dog · Wu Horse Wu Horse · Hai Pig Wei Goat · Shen Monkey Wei Goat · You Rooster Xu Dog · Wei Goat Wei Goat · Hai Pig Shen Monkey · You Rooster Xu Dog · Shen Monkey Shen Monkey · Hai Pig Xu Dog · You Rooster Hai Pig · You Rooster Xu Dog · Hai Pig
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