Zodiac compatibility · the twelve earthly branches
Rooster compatibility: the signs that click and the signs that clash
The Rooster’s branch, 酉, is mid-autumn and polished metal at dusk. Tradition reads the bird that calls the dawn as precision, diligence and neat style.
- Branch and element
- 酉 · Metal
- Triangle of affinity (三合)
- 巳酉丑 · Snake · Rooster · Ox
- Six Harmonies partner (六合)
- 辰 · Dragon
- Opposite sign (沖)
- 卯 · Rabbit
The Rooster 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 Rooster
Linked by a triangle of affinity or the Six Harmonies.
The Rooster forms the 巳酉丑 triangle of affinity with the Ox and the Snake, read as a group that finishes what it plans. The Dragon is its Six Harmonies partner (辰酉): the Dragon dreams, the Rooster organises. Mention what went well before what to fix.
Signs said to rub against the Rooster
A clash, resentment, punishment, harm or break, with no triangle or Six Harmonies.
The Rabbit is the Rooster’s clash (卯酉): plain speech meets gentle hints, so soften your tone and don’t read silence as agreement. The Tiger is a resentment pair, where pride lingers. The Rat brings a break (子酉) and the Dog harm (酉戌), even though the Dog shares the autumn season. Write down what you decided together.
Signs read as neutral for the Rooster
Only the same season, or no named relation at all.
The Monkey shares the Rooster’s autumn season (申酉戌). The Horse, the Goat and the Pig have no named relation with it; loosen your standards a little and get curious.
Two people born under the Rooster, as tradition reads itSelf-punishment (自刑)
Two Roosters form a self-punishment (自刑) pair: tidy and thorough together, but quick to spot each other’s slips. Let praise come before critique.
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.
Rooster compatibility: common questions
Which signs suit the Rooster?
The Ox and the Snake (the 巳酉丑 triangle of affinity) and the Dragon (辰酉, Six Harmonies).
Are the Rooster and the Rabbit really incompatible?
They clash (卯酉), so tradition expects friction. Clarity and care can complement each other once you adjust how you speak.
Are the Rooster and the Tiger a resentment pair?
Yes (寅酉), read as two proud signs where small hurts pile up. Don’t delay apologies or thanks.
Which years are Rooster years?
1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005 and 2017, each from Ipchun. Ipchun fell on February 4 in 1993, so a birth on February 3, 1993 counts as a Monkey.
Rooster 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 Rooster covers births from each Ipchun below to the day before the next one.
Born between January 1 and February 3, 1993? Then the sign is the previous year’s Monkey, while someone born between January 1 and February 3, 1994 still counts as a Rooster.
Births 1933–2017; the sign starts at that year’s Ipchun
- 1933 癸酉 · from February 4
- 1945 乙酉 · from February 4
- 1957 丁酉 · from February 4
- 1969 己酉 · from February 4
- 1981 辛酉 · from February 4
- 1993 癸酉 · from February 4
- 2005 乙酉 · from February 4
- 2017 丁酉 · 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.