Chinese compatibility

Monkey and Dog

6.0/10
Monkey 申 shen Metal · Yang
Match Affinity
Dog 戌 xu Earth · Yang

Why this score

  1. Starting point: a neutral pair 5
  2. Earth and Metal: one nourishes the other
  3. Match score 6/10

The score is ours: the classical relation weighs most, the elements and the sources nuance it, yin and yang barely touch it.

The classical relation

The tradition neither binds nor opposes them: none of the six classical relations links these two branches. Their match is read mostly in their elements and their yin and yang.

These relations come from the tables of the classical Chinese tradition, which link the twelve earthly branches.

The five elements

EarthDog
nourishes
MetalMonkey

The element of the Dog feeds that of the Monkey: one supports the other, and energy flows between them on its own.

In the cycle of the five phases, each element nourishes another (Wood feeds Fire) and restrains another (Water restrains Fire).

Yin and yang

YangMonkey
=
YangDog

Both are yang: the same outward drive, but little counterweight for each other.

The two signs

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