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Who is Kua 1 Compatible With?
If you're a Kua number 1, you'll find your most harmonious and supportive connections with Kua numbers 3, 4, 9, and 1. These numbers are all in the same East Group. This creates a natural flow of energy between you.
For a clear picture, this chart shows your compatibility levels. We will dig into the reasons behind each match, giving you ways to improve all your relationships.
| Compatibility Level | Kua Numbers | Relationship Dynamic |
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| Excellent Match (Sheng Chi - Growth) | 4 (Wood), 3 (Wood) | Nurturing & Supportive |
| Good Match (Tien Yi - Health) | 9 (Fire) | Passionate & Balancing |
| Complementary Match (Fu Wei - Stability) | 1 (Water) | Harmonious & Understanding |
| Challenging (Huo Hai - Mishaps) | 8 (Earth), 2 (Earth), 5 (Earth) | Requires Effort & Compromise |
| Difficult (Jueh Ming - Total Loss) | 6 (Metal), 7 (Metal) | Potential for Conflict |
This guide will help you understand these matches. You will learn how to use your strengths and make any relationship better.
The Kua 1 Personality
Core Attributes of Kua 1 (Kan)
To know about compatibility, we first need to know about Kua 1 people. Your Kua number shows your energy type, which shapes your personality and how you deal with others.
As a Kua 1, you connect deeply with the Water element.
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Element: Water. This makes you flexible, flowing, and deep. Like a river, you can be gentle, but you also have hidden power and drive.
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Direction: North. The North direction guides your career and life path. It brings you a steady flow of chances to grow.
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Group: East Group. This is a basic grouping in Feng Shui. You match better with others in the East Group.
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Personality Traits: You stand on your own and aim high. Your mind is sharp, and you handle problems well. You also think deeply and feel things strongly, needing time alone to reflect.
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Life Focus: Your journey often centers on reaching your goals and growing in your career. You like to make your own way rather than follow others.
The Real Compatibility Principles
The Two Great Groups
The first level of Kua compatibility is simple but powerful. All nine Kua numbers split into two groups: East Group and West Group.
People in the same group match better. They share a similar energy type, making it easier to talk and understand each other. Kua 1 is part of the East Group.
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East Group Numbers: 1, 3, 4, 9. These are your natural allies.
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West Group Numbers: 2, 5, 6, 7, 8. Relationships with these numbers take more work and care.
The Five Elements Secret
Beyond the group system lies a deeper level of connection: the Five Elements. Each Kua number links to an element, and they relate through ancient cycles of growth and control.
This is the true art of compatibility.
The Productive Cycle shows how elements support and feed each other, creating harmony.
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Water feeds Wood. As a Kua 1 (Water), you naturally help and nurture Kua 3 and Kua 4 (Wood). This leads to easy growth.
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Metal creates Water. Kua 6 and Kua 7 (Metal) can support you, Kua 1 (Water). But this can get tricky in close relationships.
The Destructive Cycle shows how elements weaken or control each other. This doesn't always mean a "bad" match, but it points to certain challenges.
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Earth blocks Water. Kua 2, 5, and 8 (Earth) can limit your natural flow. This calls for careful handling of boundaries.
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Water puts out Fire. As a Kua 1, you can control or weaken a Kua 9 (Fire). This can create an exciting balance, where passion meets stability.
Your Kua 1 Compatibility Guide
The Excellent Matches
These are your natural friends from the East Group. The bond often feels easy and supportive from the start.
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Kua 1 with Kua 1: The Mirror Match.
You both deeply get each other's goals and need for freedom. The respect runs high between you. The challenge is that two still waters might not move much; you may need to bring in new energy and fresh experiences. -
Kua 1 with Kua 3 (Wood): The Dynamic Duo.
This is a great match based on the growth cycle. Your Water energy (1) feeds your partner's Wood energy (3), helping their growth and action. They give you a sense of purpose in return. This match brings active support. -
Kua 1 with Kua 4 (Wood): The Nurturing Bond.
Like the Kua 3 pairing, this is an excellent match. The Kua 4 person has a softer Wood energy. Your support helps them grow steadily and safely. It's a relationship full of harmony, understanding, and gentle support. -
Kua 1 with Kua 9 (Fire): The Passionate Pair.
While Water technically "puts out" Fire, in relationships this creates an exciting balance. The Kua 9 brings passion, light, and excitement to your life. You provide the grounding they need to keep their fire from burning too wild. This connection transforms both of you.
The Challenging Matches
When matching with a West Group number, the energies don't align as easily. We see these as chances to grow, as they push you to develop more patience, better communication, and compromise.
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Kua 1 with Kua 2 (Earth) / Kua 8 (Earth): The Dam and the River.
The main challenge is in the elements. Earth contains and blocks Water. A Kua 1 may feel that a Kua 2 or 8 partner controls too much or moves too slowly. The Earth person may think the Water person lacks focus. Success needs clear talk about needs and boundaries, and respect for each other's different paces. -
Kua 1 with Kua 5 (Earth): The Ultimate Challenge.
Kua 5 is special, as it holds the central Earth energy and acts differently for men and women. Still, its strong Earth nature blocks the Kua 1's flowing Water energy. This match takes huge effort from both sides to find common ground.
The Difficult Matches
These pairings need the most conscious work and understanding of how the elements interact.
- Kua 1 with Kua 6 (Metal) / Kua 7 (Metal): The Over-Nourishing Parent.
This creates a complex dynamic that many guides simplify too much. In the growth cycle, Metal creates Water, which sounds good. But in a relationship, this can cause imbalance. The Metal person (6 or 7) may give too much support or advice, making the independent Kua 1 feel smothered. The Water person might feel they owe too much or are losing their power. This relationship works when the Metal person steps back and the Water person stands firm.
Harmonize Any Relationship
For Challenging Compatibility
Even if the Kua numbers show a challenge, a relationship can thrive with effort. Feng Shui gives us tools to bridge energy gaps.
From our experience as consultants, we've seen Kua 1 and Kua 2 (or 8) couples succeed when they add a "bridge" element. The clash happens between Water and Earth. In the five-element cycle, Wood weakens Earth and gets fed by Water.
Bring the Wood element into your shared spaces. Use healthy green plants, green or brown colors in your decor, or wooden furniture. Wood acts as a bridge, softening Earth's control and giving your Water energy a good outlet.
Another strong strategy is Positional Feng Shui. A Kua 1 should sleep with their head pointing toward one of their lucky directions (North, South, East, or Southeast). The partner should do the same for their own best directions. This ensures each person gets energy from their best personal directions during rest, reducing daily friction.
Enhancing a Good Connection
Don't just keep a good connection; make it stronger. If you have a harmonious pairing, like a Kua 1 with a Kua 4, you can make the energy even more supportive.
As a Kua 1, you can boost your own energy by using your personal colors, blue and black, in your clothes or office space. Placing a small, clean water feature (like a small fountain) in your success direction (North) can boost your career energy, making you an even better partner.
Support your partner's element too. For a Kua 1 with a Kua 4 (Wood) partner, bringing more healthy plants into the home shows you "feeding" their energy. It's a beautiful symbol that strengthens your bond.
A Table of Practical Cures
Use this table as a quick guide for improving your relationship based on your partner's Kua number.
| If Your Partner Is... | The Challenge | Practical Solution |
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| Kua 2, 5, 8 (Earth) | Earth dams Water (feeling stuck) | Introduce Wood elements (plants, green decor) in shared spaces to ease the conflict. |
| Kua 6, 7 (Metal) | Metal over-produces Water (imbalance) | Introduce Fire elements (candles, red decor, bright lighting) to gently control the excess Metal energy. |
| Kua 9 (Fire) | Water douses Fire (potential conflict) | Introduce Wood elements to create a growth cycle. This way, your Water feeds Wood, which then fuels Fire, creating harmony instead of conflict. |
Business and Friendship
The Ideal Business Partner
Kua compatibility goes beyond romance into all areas of life, including your work. Understanding these patterns can help you form strong and productive alliances.
The best business partner for a Kua 1 is a Kua 3 or Kua 4 (Wood). You are the idea person, the source of plans and strategy (Water). The Wood person is the doer, who can take your ideas and make them real. This creates a natural and successful business flow.
A Kua 6 or 7 (Metal) can also be a good partner, but in a different role. Since Metal produces Water, they excel at providing structure, resources, and financial backing for your ventures. They build the container that lets your ideas flourish.
Friends and Family Dynamics
Using this knowledge with friends and family can bring new peace and understanding.
Friendships with other East Group members (3, 4, 9) will often feel easy, fun, and natural. You just "click" with each other.
Relationships with West Group family members (2, 5, 6, 7, 8) might have felt harder over the years. By understanding the element dynamics, you can see the friction in a new light. It's not that your Kua 2 mother tries to be difficult; her Earth energy simply interacts with your Water energy in a certain way. Using the harmony strategies can create more peace at home.
A Final Word of Wisdom
The Most Important Factor
Kua compatibility is a powerful tool for insight, but it guides rather than rules. It provides a map of your relationship's energy landscape, showing both smooth paths and rocky ground.
The most important factors in any relationship are always communication, empathy, respect, and love. These human qualities can overcome any challenging Kua combination.
As many Feng Shui masters say, the Feng Shui of the heart is the most powerful of all. Use this knowledge not to judge your partner, but to better understand their natural tendencies and find creative ways to support each other's energy.
