Chinese zodiac
Tiger compatibility: best and worst matches
In CUE, the Tiger is friendly with Horse and Dog, and its enemy sign is the Monkey. Every other sign is neutral.
Best matches for the Tiger
Horse and Dog. Tiger, Horse, Dog form one of CUE's four friendly trines. Signs in a trine tend to understand each other's pace, and this group shares action, independence, loyalty, courage, movement and strong personal conviction.
- Tiger and Horse: friendly
- Tiger and Dog: friendly
The Tiger's enemy sign: the Monkey
Direct force meets clever adaptation.
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An enemy pair means more friction to be aware of, not a relationship that cannot work. All six enemy pairs →
Neutral signs for the Tiger
Rat, Ox, Cat, Dragon, Snake, Goat, Rooster and Pig. Neutral pairs neither pull together nor push apart: this part of the match is what the two of you make of it.
Tiger years
The animal year changes at Lunar New Year, not January 1. If your birthday is in January or early February, check the date your year began:
| Year | The Tiger year began |
|---|---|
| 1926 | February 13, 1926 |
| 1938 | January 31, 1938 |
| 1950 | February 17, 1950 |
| 1962 | February 5, 1962 |
| 1974 | January 23, 1974 |
| 1986 | February 9, 1986 |
| 1998 | January 28, 1998 |
| 2010 | February 14, 2010 |
| 2022 | February 1, 2022 |
CUE also reads animal months, which run from the 6th to the 5th. The Tiger month is February 6 to March 5.
Famous people born in Tiger years
Tiger compatibility questions
What is the Tiger's best match?
In CUE, the Tiger is friendly with Horse and Dog. Tiger, Horse, Dog form one friendly trine, sharing action, independence, loyalty, courage, movement and strong personal conviction.
Who is the Tiger's enemy sign?
The Monkey. Direct force meets clever adaptation. An enemy pair means more friction to be aware of, not a relationship that cannot work.
What years are Tiger years?
1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010, 2022. The animal year changes at Lunar New Year, not January 1, so a birthday in January or early February may belong to the year before. The table on this page gives the date each Tiger year began.
Which signs are neutral with the Tiger?
Rat, Ox, Cat, Dragon, Snake, Goat, Rooster and Pig. Neutral pairs neither pull together nor push apart.
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