Calculation basis

By pair

The Snake and the Monkey — Six-Harmony

What relationship the Snake and the Monkey 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 Snake and the Monkey form a six-harmony

The Snake and the Monkey form a six-harmony. 巳 and 申 make a harmony with only two characters.

A six-harmony is the good relationship that appears most often in compatibility, and at 90 it is the highest score either animal can get.

On the circle, 巳 is in the sixth place and 申 in the ninth, and the two characters are three steps apart.

The numbers of this pair

The Snake and the Monkey
ItemValue
RelationshipSix-Harmony
Score90
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 raises the final match rate by 6.6 points in zodiac compatibility and by 3.1 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 Snake's special partners — Six-Harmony Monkey · Half triad Rooster · Discord Dog · Clash Pig
  • The Monkey's special partners — Six-Harmony Snake · Half triad Rat · Discord Rabbit · Clash Tiger