Zodiac compatibility · the twelve earthly branches
Pig compatibility: the signs that click and the signs that clash
The Pig’s branch, 亥, is early winter and deep, wide water. Last of the twelve, it stands for generosity, warmth and frankness.
- Branch and element
- 亥 · Water
- Triangle of affinity (三合)
- 亥卯未 · Pig · Rabbit · Goat
- Six Harmonies partner (六合)
- 寅 · Tiger
- Opposite sign (沖)
- 巳 · Snake
The Pig and the other eleven signs
These relations come from the traditional tables of the twelve earthly branches. The names are symbols for how two people tend to meet; they do not decide whether a relationship works. The character sketches of each sign are tradition’s pictures too, not a description of the people born in that year.
Signs said to suit the Pig
Linked by a triangle of affinity or the Six Harmonies.
The Pig forms the 亥卯未 triangle of affinity with the Rabbit and the Goat, water feeding wood, a group that grows together. The Tiger is its Six Harmonies partner (寅亥), but the pair also forms a break, so small daily differences can disappoint. Mention them while they are small.
Signs said to rub against the Pig
A clash, resentment, punishment, harm or break, with no triangle or Six Harmonies.
The Snake is the Pig’s clash (巳亥), the opposite branch on the circle: give it time to think. The Dragon is a resentment pair, where unnoticed kindness hurts. The Monkey brings harm (申亥). Say what you hope for, gently and clearly.
Signs read as neutral for the Pig
Only the same season, or no named relation at all.
The Rat and the Ox share the Pig’s winter season (亥子丑). The Horse, the Rooster and the Dog have no named relation with it; share small everyday moments.
Two people born under the Pig, as tradition reads itSelf-punishment (自刑)
Two Pigs form a self-punishment (自刑) pair: easy-going together, but both swallow complaints until they burst. Make small complaints easy to say.
In the end, compatibility is how you treat each other
Zodiac compatibility looks at one thing only: the year each person was born. Two people with the same pair of signs can get along in completely different ways, so how you listen and how you make up after a disagreement matters far more than any name in the table. For a fuller picture, try a saju reading with both birth dates, or the personality-based pages below.
Pig compatibility: common questions
Which signs suit the Pig?
The Rabbit and the Goat (the 亥卯未 triangle of affinity) and the Tiger (寅亥, Six Harmonies), with whom a break also applies.
Are the Pig and the Snake really a bad match?
They clash (巳亥), read as frankness versus care. Learning from each other’s pace turns that into balance.
Are the Pig and the Dragon a resentment pair?
Yes (辰亥). Say both thank you and what hurt, and it stays comfortable.
Is someone born in January 1995 a Pig?
No. Ipchun fell on February 4 in 1995, so January births belong to the Dog; the 乙亥 Pig year starts at Ipchun.
Pig birth years (from Ipchun)
In the saju calendar the sign changes at Ipchun, the start of spring (around 4 February), not on January 1. The Pig covers births from each Ipchun below to the day before the next one.
Born between January 1 and February 3, 1995? Then the sign is the previous year’s Dog, while someone born between January 1 and February 3, 1996 still counts as a Pig.
Births 1935–2019; the sign starts at that year’s Ipchun
- 1935 乙亥 · from February 5
- 1947 丁亥 · from February 5
- 1959 己亥 · from February 4
- 1971 辛亥 · from February 4
- 1983 癸亥 · from February 4
- 1995 乙亥 · from February 4
- 2007 丁亥 · from February 4
- 2019 己亥 · from February 4
Born on Ipchun day itself? The sign then depends on the exact time of Ipchun. Dates are in Korea Standard Time.
This page introduces traditional relations between the zodiac signs, for fun and reflection. Zodiac compatibility is a long-standing East Asian cultural tradition, not a scientifically validated prediction. This page does not promise how any relationship will turn out. Rather than deciding anything by a sign, talk things through with each other.
How to use this content
- This page is reference content for self-understanding and light interpretation, not a diagnostic or evaluative tool.
- It should not replace medical, legal, financial, or hiring decisions, and important choices need stronger evidence than a self-test.
- Use the result for reflection or entertainment only, and seek professional support first when distress or risk is involved.