Cast & Chart

Ox and Rooster

These are traditional rules about the twelve signs. No chart decides a relationship.

The traditional relations

  • 三合 Three Harmonies

    Two members of a trio of branches that tradition groups together.

What tradition says

丑 and 酉 occupy the peak and the close of the metal group 巳酉丑, one of the four 三合, or Three Harmonies. 酉 holds metal at full strength in the west, and 丑 is where 五行大義 says it dies in the north. 巳 would supply the start, and 三命通會 holds that the full set is what makes the group.

Popular compatibility guides rate this pair very well and match the Rooster's precision with the Ox's diligence. Such ratings are popular tradition only. One detail from the fixed elements suits the mood, since 丑 is earth and earth bears metal.

Peak and close invite a question about credit and upkeep. When something goes well, does the public moment belong to one of you while the cleanup belongs to the other? Trading those roles for one small event might show you both something.

A high place on popular lists belongs to the Ox and the Rooster as signs, which leaves every actual pair to be judged by its own conduct.

Where this text comes from

The relation tables follow 五行大義 volume 2 and 三命通會 volumes 2 and 3 on Wikisource. The popular readings are modern and come from neither.

The English here is our own plain wording, not a translation of a single source.