An important use of the Chinese zodiac is to determine if two people are compatible in the marriage. In ancient times, the marriage compatibility of two people would be based on the birth date of the eight characters of men and women. Each person's birth date is different and corresponds to his or her own zodiac sign, which also matches each other to a certain degree.
The Best Marital Matches for the 12 Zodiac Signs
Rat: Monkey, Rat, Ox, or Dragon
Ox: Snake, Rooster, Rat, or Ox
Tiger: Horse, Dog, or Tiger
Rabbit: Goat, Dog, Pig, or Rabbit
Dragon: Rat, Rooster, or Monkey
Snake: Ox, or Rooster
Horse: Tiger, Goat, or Dog
Goat: Rabbit, Horse, or Pig
Monkey: Rat, or Dragon
Rooster: Ox, Dragon, or Snake
Dog: Tiger, Rabbit, or Horse
Pig: Goat, or Rabbit
The Poor Marital Matches for the 12 Zodiac Signs
Rat: Horse, Goat, Rabbit, or Rooster
Ox: Horse, Goat, Dragon, or Dog
Tiger: Monkey, or Snake
Rabbit: Rat, Rooster, Ox, or Dragon
Dragon: Rabbit, Dog, Ox, or Dragon
Snake: Monkey, Pig, or Tiger
Horse: Rat, Ox, Rabbit, or Horse
Goat: Rat, Ox, or Dog
Monkey: Tiger, Snake, or Pig
Rooster: Rat, Rabbit, Rooster, or Dog
Dog: Ox, Dragon, Goat, or Rooster
Pig: Snake, Monkey, or Pig