Korean zodiac · tti · year animal
Year of the Monkey
원숭이띠 (wonsungi-tti) · one of the 12 animals of the Korean zodiac
Personality
Inventive, funny and impossible to bore. You fix the problem, then make a joke about it before anyone else can.
💞 In love
Playful and endlessly curious. You flirt with jokes and stay with the person who laughs at the bad ones too.
Best matches
Harmony triangle: Rat and Dragon. Same harmony triangle in Korean tti gunghap, the classic best-match group: natural teammates who want the same things at the same speed.
Six-harmony partner: Snake. One of the six harmony pairs (yukhap): a quiet, lucky bond where each one covers the other's blind spots without making a fuss.
Trickiest matches
Opposite: Tiger. Opposite on the zodiac wheel, so sparks fly (both kinds). It works when neither one tries to turn the other into a copy.
Push-pull: Rabbit. A wonjin (원진) pair, the push-pull match of Korean tradition: little things can rub the wrong way. Easy fix: say it kindly, say it early.
Monkey compatibility with every animal
🔮 Monkey in 2027, the Fire Goat year
A neutral year with the Goat: in the story, what you put into 2027 is exactly what you get back.
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Monkey years
In saju the year turns at Ipchun (around February 4), not on January 1 or Lunar New Year. Born in January or early February? Check your real animal from your birth date.
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What years are the Year of the Monkey?
1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016, 2028. In saju the animal year starts at Ipchun, around February 4, so people born in January or early February belong to the year before.
Who is the best match for a Monkey?
In Korean tti gunghap, the Monkey matches best with the Rat, Dragon and Snake. The trickiest matches are the Tiger (opposite) and the Rabbit (a wonjin, push-pull pair).
What does 2027 mean for the Monkey?
A neutral year with the Goat: in the story, what you put into 2027 is exactly what you get back.