The Snake and the Rooster form a half triad
The Snake and the Rooster form a half triad. 巳酉丑 is one triad group (the metal group), and 酉 is the royal branch at its centre.
Inyeon-Link accepts only pairs that include the royal branch, so this pair is a half triad (88).
The Ox (丑) and the Snake (巳) of the same group lack the central character 酉, so they are not counted as a harmony and are treated as neutral.
On the circle, 巳 is in the sixth place and 酉 in the tenth, and the two characters are four steps apart.
The numbers of this pair
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Relationship | Half triad |
| Score | 88 |
| Share of the final match rate in zodiac compatibility | 30% |
| Share of the final match rate in day branch compatibility | 14% |
How far it moves the final match rate
If everything else is equal, this pair raises the final match rate by 6.0 points in zodiac compatibility and by 2.8 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.