Harmony, clash & relationship patterns
Learn AstroOne’s supported Chinese Zodiac scope, with calculation boundaries kept separate from interpretation.
Read 六合, 三合-group, 冲 and 害 as relationship vocabulary
Traditional Chinese metaphysical texts use branch relationships such as 合, 三合, 冲 and 害. The Ming text Sanming Tonghui discusses 六合 and 三合 separately and explicitly warns that a clash should not be treated as uniformly good or bad without context.
How AstroOne tags branch relationships
The current compatibility engine uses six 六合 pairs, pair-membership within four 三合 groups, six clash pairs and six harm pairs as deterministic tags. A tag contributes to relationship scoring but is not the whole relationship verdict.
- 六合: Rat–Ox · Tiger–Pig · Rabbit–Dog · Dragon–Rooster · Snake–Monkey · Horse–Goat
- 六冲: Rat–Horse · Ox–Goat · Tiger–Monkey · Rabbit–Rooster · Dragon–Dog · Snake–Pig
AstroOne’s “trine” tag is not the same as a complete 三合局
Sanming Tonghui discusses 三合 as a three-branch formation and says that a missing member does not make the complete formation. AstroOne’s compatibility engine nevertheless uses `trine` as a supportive pair tag when two animals belong to the same 三合 group. Academy labels this as a product simplification, not a claim that two branches form a complete classical 三合局.
Do not turn one relation tag into a fate verdict
The current engine also carries break/punishment metadata and a deterministic temperament matrix. Because the compatibility layer combines traditional tags with product-specific scoring, Academy does not teach a standalone rule such as “this pair is bad.”
Reading Rat + Horse without turning clash into doom
- Input
Person A: Rat / Zǐ · Person B: Horse / Wǔ
- Calculation
The engine relation lookup tags Rat–Horse as 六冲 / `six_clash`.
- Factors to inspect
Inspect the traditional tag, yin/yang, branch elements, product temperament metrics and the real relationship context separately.
- Reasoning
A clash can be treated as a signal to inspect tension or difference, but Sanming Tonghui itself says clashes can operate differently according to context rather than carrying one automatic outcome.
- Synthesis
AstroOne may combine the clash tag with product dimensions such as communication and conflict repair, but the synthesis should not describe the relationship as doomed.
A useful interpretation points to where differences need management; it is not a fear prediction.
Methodology sources
These are the main technical, historical or interpretive references used to verify the lesson. AstroOne behavior is cross-checked separately against the current implementation and verification checks.
- Chinese Text Project — Sanming Tonghui, 六合 / 三合 / 冲 — Traditional 六合, 三合 and clash discussions
- Chinese Text Project — Sanming Tonghui index — Ming-text provenance and chapter structure