Compatibility of 乙 with 甲: Yin Wood and Yang Wood

A wildflower grows at the foot of a tall tree. The flower is Yin Wood; the tree is Yang Wood. Same family, different size. The flower can lean on the tree and reach higher than it could alone. For each one, the other is Rob Wealth, the star of the sibling who competes. That means energy, teamwork and a strong sense of being on the same side.

But the tree's shade can be long. The flower may feel overlooked or outshone in company. Money and effort can turn into a quiet scorecard. The tree, meanwhile, may feel the flower pulls at it a little too much. It helps to keep shared money clear and to give credit out loud. A sunny corner of their own lets the flower bloom without competing.

Close and on the same team; credit and clear accounts keep it fair.

Ivy finds the strongest trunk nearby and climbs it. Here the flower is the ivy and the tree is the trunk. They share Wood but differ in style: one bends, one stands. Each is Rob Wealth to the other, a companion who also competes. In plain words: the flower leans on the tree's strength, and the tree often likes being leaned on.

Comparison is the snag. The flower may feel overshadowed; the tree may feel the flower takes more than it gives. Money and favours tend to be the sore spots. Keeping exchanges clear and even helps a lot. Then the flower climbs high, and the tree stands proud of it.

They hold each other up, as long as the give and take stays even.

Ivy climbs a sturdy young trunk and dresses it in green. In this pair, the mother is the ivy and the child is the trunk. Both are Wood, so to each other they are Rob Wealth: a peer who shares and competes. The child often becomes her steady prop. She brings grace, tact and a soft touch the child learns from.

The difficulty is leaning. She may rely on the child more than a parent usually does. The child may feel they share too much: time, money, attention. Small comparisons can sting on both sides. Clear limits help: what's given, what's lent, what's private. Then the closeness stays a gift, not a weight.

A child who props up the mother, which stays healthy when both keep clear limits.

Here the father is the bending reed, and his daughter is the sturdy oak. Both are Wood, so they speak the same language. Each is Rob Wealth to the other, the star of the companion who also competes. They often push each other forward.

She may grow taller in some ways and want to lead. He may lean on her strength more than he admits. Fair turns and plain talk about who handles what keep it friendly.

They share a lot and spur each other on; fairness keeps the rivalry friendly.

A flowering vine wraps around a tall trunk to reach the light. The mother-in-law is the vine, the daughter-in-law the trunk. Both are Wood, one family, two shapes. For each, the other is Rob Wealth, the star of the close rival. Side by side, they can carry a lot.

The tension is about who leads. The daughter-in-law may seem to take over, and the mother-in-law feels small. Or the mother-in-law clings, and the younger woman feels weighed down. Fair, open sharing of money and chores helps. So does a clear thank you, said out loud.

Strong together, but they compete quietly; fairness and thanks keep it easy.