Rat and Monkey
Why this score
- Starting point: a neutral pair 5
- Classical relation: Triad
- Metal and Water: one nourishes the other
- Independent sources call them compatible
- Match score 9.5/10
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
Triad
FavourableBoth signs belong to the same group of three, gathered around one element. They pursue the same aim and strengthen each other.
These relations come from the tables of the classical Chinese tradition, which link the twelve earthly branches.
The five elements
The element of the Monkey feeds that of the Rat: 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
Both are yang: the same outward drive, but little counterweight for each other.
What the sources say
4 independent sources call them compatible.
We only keep a view once at least two independent sources share it.
The two signs
- Rat 子 zi · Water · Yang Read the full Rat horoscope The Rat in the encyclopedia
- Monkey 申 shen · Metal · Yang Read the full Monkey horoscope The Monkey in the encyclopedia
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