CALENDAR DATE |
PRONOUNCE |
CHRACTOR |
ENGLISH |
February 5 |
Lichun |
*** |
Spring Begins |
February 19 |
Yushui |
*** |
The Rains |
March 5 |
Jingzhe |
*** |
Insects Awaken |
March 20 |
Chunfen |
*** |
Spring Equinox |
April 5 |
Qingming |
*** |
Clear and Bright |
April 20 |
Guyu |
*** |
Grain Rain |
May 5 |
Lixia |
*** |
Summer Begins |
May 21 |
Xiaoman |
*** |
Grain Fills Out |
June 6 |
Mangzhong |
*** |
Grain in Ear |
June 21 |
Xiazhi |
*** |
Summer Solstice |
July 7 |
Xiaoshu |
*** |
Small Heat |
July 23 |
Dashu |
*** |
Great Heat |
August 7 |
Liqiu |
*** |
Autumn Begins |
August 23 |
Chushu |
*** |
Limit of Heat |
September 8 |
Bailu |
*** |
White Dew |
September 23 |
Qiufen |
*** |
Autumn Equinox |
October 8 |
Hanlu |
*** |
Cold Dew |
October 23 |
Shuangjiang |
*** |
Frost Descends |
November 7 |
Lidong |
*** |
Winter Begins |
November 22 |
Xiaoxue |
*** |
Small Snow |
Decembe 7 |
Daxue |
*** |
Great Snow |
December 21 |
Dongzhi |
*** |
Winter Solstice |
January 6 |
Xiaohan |
*** |
Small Cold |
January 26 |
Dahan |
*** |
Great Cold |