小滿
Chinese
small; tiny; few; young |
to fill; to fulfill; filled; packed; Manchurian | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (小滿) | 小 | 滿 | |
| simp. (小满) | 小 | 满 | |
Pronunciation
Proper noun
小滿
- Lesser Fullness of Grain (8th of the 24 solar terms)
- the day marking the beginning of the 8th solar term (May 20, 21, or 22) when the winter wheat, down the previous autumn, is filling out its ears
Descendants
See also
- 二十四節氣／二十四节气 (Èrshísì Jiéqì, “The twenty-four solar terms”):
- Spring: 立春 (Lìchūn)、雨水 (yǔshuǐ)、驚蟄／惊蛰 (Jīngzhé)、春分 (Chūnfēn)、清明 (qīngmíng)、穀雨／谷雨 (Gǔyǔ)
- Summer: 立夏 (Lìxià)、小滿／小满 (Xiǎomǎn)、芒種／芒种 (mángzhòng)、夏至 (xiàzhì)、小暑 (Xiǎoshǔ)、大暑 (Dàshǔ)
- Autumn: 立秋 (Lìqiū)、處暑／处暑 (Chǔshǔ)、白露 (báilù)、秋分 (Qiūfēn)、寒露 (Hánlù)、霜降 (Shuāngjiàng)
- Winter: 立冬 (Lìdōng)、小雪 (xiǎoxuě)、大雪 (dàxuě)、冬至 (dōngzhì)、小寒 (Xiǎohán)、大寒 (Dàhán)
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