Did you know that there are different elements associated with each chinese animal sign? If you have the same animal sign as another person but both of you are born in different years, then you can still see variations in personality traits. Below is the Five Chinese Element Compatibility Chart. The arched arrows start with an element pointing towards an element that it supports (compatible with). The straight arrows that cross the central part of the chart shows which element it can break apart (not compatible with). 
Here is a list of chinese elements associated with each year:
| Metal | Water | Wood | Fire | Earth |
| 1900 | 1902 | 1904 | 1906 | 1908 |
| 1901 | 1903 | 1905 | 1907 | 1909 |
| 1910 | 1912 | 1914 | 1916 | 1918 |
| 1911 | 1913 | 1915 | 1917 | 1919 |
| 1920 | 1922 | 1924 | 1926 | 1928 |
| 1921 | 1923 | 1925 | 1927 | 1929 |
| 1930 | 1932 | 1934 | 1936 | 1938 |
| 1931 | 1933 | 1935 | 1937 | 1939 |
| 1940 | 1942 | 1944 | 1946 | 1948 |
| 1941 | 1943 | 1945 | 1947 | 1949 |
| 1950 | 1952 | 1954 | 1956 | 1958 |
| 1951 | 1953 | 1955 | 1957 | 1959 |
| 1960 | 1962 | 1964 | 1966 | 1968 |
| 1961 | 1963 | 1965 | 1967 | 1969 |
| 1970 | 1972 | 1974 | 1976 | 1978 |
| 1971 | 1973 | 1975 | 1977 | 1979 |
| 1980 | 1982 | 1984 | 1986 | 1988 |
| 1981 | 1983 | 1985 | 1987 | 1989 |
| 1990 | 1992 | 1994 | 1996 | 1998 |
| 1991 | 1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999 |
| 2000 | 2002 | 2004 | 2006 | 2008 |
| 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 |
| 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 |
| 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 |
| 2020 | 2022 | 2024 | 2026 | 2028 |
| 2021 | 2023 | 2025 | 2027 | 2029 |
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Hi there. Regarding the elements; I understand how one supports another so does that mean that ones best compatibilities are the elements on either side? Or can same elements be good too eg 1970 and 1971 metal/metal?
Hi James,
This is another great question! The answer to the first question is, yes. Now the second question is a little trickier. years that end in an even number like 1970 is an Extrovert. Years that end in an odd number like 1971 is an Introvert. So normally, I would say it can still be a match because of the balanced E + I (if you reall from chinese and western compatibility page) , but it wouldn’t be most or worst compatible.