Monkey
Quick-witted, charming and inventive, the Monkey thrives on curiosity and change, though impatience and cunning can get in the way.
The Monkey's lucky charms
- Colours
- gold
- white
- blue
- Numbers 1 · 3 · 4 · 7 · 9
- Flowers chrysanthemum
The Monkey's personality
People born under the Monkey are adaptable, clever and quick-witted. Charming and sociable, they draw others in with humor and energy. Creative, inventive and innovative, they are curious by nature and love adventure, and they tend to be ambitious and to seek out challenges. A mischievous streak runs through them.
The other side of these gifts shows in their weaknesses. Impatient and often impulsive, they can be changeable and elusive, hard to pin down. Their cleverness can turn cunning, and at times arrogant, condescending or manipulative. Extravagance also tends to come with their appetite for new things.
In daily life and work, they move fast, adjust easily to new situations and look for problems worth solving. They tend to do best where variety, inventiveness and people are part of the job.
Strengths
- adaptable (Confirmed by 5 independent sources)
- clever (Confirmed by 5 independent sources)
- charming (Confirmed by 4 independent sources)
- quick-witted (Confirmed by 4 independent sources)
- creative (Confirmed by 3 independent sources)
- sociable (Confirmed by 3 independent sources)
- adventurous (Confirmed by 2 independent sources)
- curious (Confirmed by 2 independent sources)
- humorous (Confirmed by 2 independent sources)
- innovative (Confirmed by 2 independent sources)
- problem solver (Confirmed by 2 independent sources)
- quick learner (Confirmed by 2 independent sources)
Weaknesses
- impatient (Confirmed by 4 independent sources)
- arrogant (Confirmed by 2 independent sources)
- changeable (Confirmed by 2 independent sources)
- condescending (Confirmed by 2 independent sources)
- elusive (Confirmed by 2 independent sources)
- extravagant (Confirmed by 2 independent sources)
- impulsive (Confirmed by 2 independent sources)
- manipulative (Confirmed by 2 independent sources)
- self-centered (Confirmed by 2 independent sources)
- unpredictable (Confirmed by 2 independent sources)
- vain (Confirmed by 2 independent sources)
Other traits
- energetic (Confirmed by 3 independent sources)
- inventive (Confirmed by 3 independent sources)
- mischievous (Confirmed by 3 independent sources)
- ambitious (Confirmed by 2 independent sources)
- challenge-seeking (Confirmed by 2 independent sources)
- cunning (Confirmed by 2 independent sources)
- optimistic (Confirmed by 2 independent sources)
- outgoing (Confirmed by 2 independent sources)
- playful (Confirmed by 2 independent sources)
The dots show how many independent sources agree on the trait, up to five.
The Monkey's pairings
Best matches
Handle with care
Neutral pairings: Rabbit, Horse, Goat, Rooster, and Dog.
By the year's element
The element of the birth year shades the sign. Only traits several sources agree on are shown.
Wood Monkey
curious
Fire Monkey
competitive, energetic, attractive
Earth Monkey
honest, reliable, thoughtful
Metal Monkey
independent, determined, strong-willed
Water Monkey
manipulative
The sign in detail
- Earthly branch
- 申 shen
- Polarity
- Yang
- Branch element
- Metal
- Fixed element
- Metal
- Place in the cycle
- 9 of 12
The Monkey in questions
Monkey: what is its earthly branch?
The Monkey is the branch 申 (shen), number 9 of 12 in the cycle, of Yang polarity.
Monkey: what is its element?
Its element is Metal, whether you follow the branch element or the fixed element of popular horoscopes.
What are the strengths of the Monkey?
According to several agreeing sources: adaptable, clever, charming, quick-witted, and creative.
What are the weaknesses of the Monkey?
According to several agreeing sources: impatient, arrogant, changeable, condescending, and elusive.
Monkey: which signs are favourable to it?
In the classical tradition: Rat, Dragon, and Snake.
Monkey: which signs are unfavourable to it?
In the classical tradition: Tiger and Pig.
What are the lucky charms of the Monkey?
Colours: gold, white, and blue. Flowers: chrysanthemum. Numbers: 1, 3, 4, 7, and 9.
This profile rests on the Chinese tradition. The affinities between signs, yin and yang and the elements follow the classical treatises of Chinese astrology; a character trait, lucky charm or career is kept only when at least two independent sources confirm it.