Calculation basis

By pair

The Rat and the Sheep — Discord

What relationship the Rat and the Sheep have, what it scores, and how far that score moves the final match rate — laid out exactly as Inyeon-Link's calculation rules have it.

The Rat and the Sheep form a discord

The Rat and the Sheep form a discord. The clash position of 子 is 午 (the Horse), and 未 sits right next to it; right next to 丑 (the Ox), the clash position of 未, sits 子.

It is traditionally seen as a pair who resent each other yet cannot part. It looks calm on the surface, but the misalignment is believed to last, so it gets 52 — higher than a clash (45) and lower than neutral (68).

On the circle, 子 is in the first place and 未 in the eighth, and the two characters are five steps apart.

The numbers of this pair

The Rat and the Sheep
ItemValue
RelationshipDiscord
Score52
Share of the final match rate in zodiac compatibility30%
Share of the final match rate in day branch compatibility14%

How far it moves the final match rate

If everything else is equal, this pair lowers the final match rate by 4.8 points in zodiac compatibility and by 2.2 points in day branch compatibility, compared with a neutral pair.

Zodiac compatibility sets the branches of the birth years side by side, and day branch compatibility sets those of the birth days. The two can be different branches, so the same two people can show different relationships in each.

The other special relationships of each animal

  • The Rat's special partners — Six-Harmony Ox · Half triad Dragon, Monkey · Discord Sheep · Clash Horse
  • The Sheep's special partners — Six-Harmony Horse · Half triad Rabbit · Discord Rat · Clash Ox