Monkey and Pig compatibility —
Hidden strain — a Harm pair
| Compatibility score | 57/100 — needs work |
|---|---|
| Branch link | Harm (害) |
| Elements | Metal (申) · Water (亥) — elements nourish |
| Monkey years | 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016 |
| Pig years | 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019 |
| Monkey’s best matches | Rat (84), Dragon (84), Dog (74) |
| Pig’s best matches | Rabbit (84), Tiger (81), Goat (72) |
The Monkey (申) and the Pig (亥) meet in a harm (hai) relationship: it looks fine on the surface while small losses and hurts accumulate underneath. The Monkey’s Metal feeds the Pig’s Water, as a spring rises from rock.
The two signs
How the branches meet — Hidden strain
The Monkey (申) and the Pig (亥) meet in a harm (hai) relationship: it looks fine on the surface while small losses and hurts accumulate underneath. One person’s kindness can feel like a burden to the other, and help can come back as resentment. Lower your expectations and be clear about what is given and taken, and it can last a long time.
The elements
The Monkey’s Metal feeds the Pig’s Water, as a spring rises from rock. The Monkey gives and the Pig grows, so the Monkey becomes the steady support — and the balance depends on the Pig giving thanks in return.
In love and marriage
Keep devotion from turning into a debt — ask for what you want in words. Monkeys win people over with wit and cannot stand boredom. In serious moments they may deflect with a joke. Pigs love sincerely and accept partners as they are. They are happiest with someone as straightforward as they are.
As friends and colleagues
Money and favors are where this goes wrong. Keep personal loans out of it. Ideas and improvisation are the Monkey’s tools: technology, trading, marketing, entertainment — anything with many moving parts. Pigs do well with people and in teams — hospitality, healthcare, charity and sales — and quietly build wealth through consistency.
As family
Trying to look after each other can leave both exhausted; a step back is kinder. The Monkey’s weak spot is restlessness; the Pig’s is difficulty saying no. Knowing that solves half the problem.
Making it work
- Ask before doing someone a favor
- Decide it is fine not to get back as much as you give
- Handle money as clearly as you would with a stranger
Does it matter who is the man and who is the woman?
Not in the branch reading — the relationship between 申 and 亥 is the same either way, and so is the score. What does change the picture is the rest of each birth chart: the Day Masters, the elements each of you is missing, and when your ten-year luck cycles turn. Two full birth dates on the match page read all of that.
Questions about this match
Are the Monkey and the Pig compatible?
The Monkey and the Pig score 57 out of 100 — needs work. The Monkey (申) and the Pig (亥) meet in a harm (hai) relationship: it looks fine on the surface while small losses and hurts accumulate underneath. The Monkey’s Metal feeds the Pig’s Water, as a spring rises from rock.
Is Monkey–Pig a good match for marriage?
Keep devotion from turning into a debt — ask for what you want in words. Monkeys win people over with wit and cannot stand boredom. Pigs love sincerely and accept partners as they are.
Does it matter which one is the man?
Not for the branch reading — the link between 申 and 亥 is the same either way, and so is the score. What changes the picture is the rest of each chart: the Day Masters, the missing elements and the timing of the ten-year luck cycles.
Who is the Monkey most compatible with?
The Monkey’s best matches are the Rat (84/100), the Dragon (84/100) and the Dog (74/100); the hardest are the Tiger (25) and the Rabbit (42).
Other matches for the Monkey
Other matches for the Pig
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