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
鼠
Zi 鼠
Yang Water
Stems: Gui Water
牛
Chou 牛
Yin Earth
Stems: Ji Earth · Gui Water · Xin Metal
虎
Yin 虎
Yang Wood
Stems: Jia Wood · Bing Fire · Wu Earth
兔
Mao 兔
Yin Wood
Stems: Yi Wood
龙
Chen 龙
Yang Earth
Stems: Wu Earth · Yi Wood · Gui Water
蛇
Si 蛇
Yin Fire
Stems: Bing Fire · Wu Earth · Geng Metal
马
Wu 马
Yang Fire
Stems: Ding Fire · Ji Earth
羊
Wei 羊
Yin Earth
Stems: Ji Earth · Ding Fire · Yi Wood
猴
Shen 猴
Yang Metal
Stems: Geng Metal · Ren Water · Wu Earth
鸡
You 鸡
Yin Metal
Stems: Xin Metal
狗
Xu 狗
Yang Earth
Stems: Wu Earth · Xin Metal · Ding Fire
猪
Hai 猪
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

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