Love & attraction96%
The Rat is attentive and generous with the people it trusts, and looks for a partner who is smart and dependable. The Ox is a loyal, steady partner who shows love through actions rather than words.
Chinese zodiac
Rat and Ox Compatibility
Rat
clever, resourceful and charming
clever, resourceful and charming
Ox
patient, hard-working and dependable
patient, hard-working and dependable
93%
Excellent match
Traditional link: Secret friends (Liu He)
Relationship93%
The Rat and the Ox are “secret friends”, one of the six best pairs of the Chinese zodiac. Each instinctively supports the other, and the bond tends to be loyal and lasting.
Living together91%
One of the best pairs to share a home: each naturally covers what the other forgets.
Challenges
Few real challenges; just keep the relationship from becoming purely practical.
Tip
Say thank you out loud: you support each other so naturally that it goes unnoticed.
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How we calculate
- Rat (Recent years): 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020
- Ox (Recent years): 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, 2021
Chinese astrology groups the twelve animals by traditional relationships: four “trines of affinity”, six pairs of “secret friends”, six oppositions and six “harm” pairs. Your score is based on that link.
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