二十四节气
Traditional form:
二十四節氣
Pinyin (reading):
èrshísìjiéqi
Definitions:
- the 24 solar terms, calculated from the position of the sun on the ecliptic, that divide the year into 24 equal periods
Characters:
- 二 - two; twice
- 十 - ten, tenth; complete; perfect
- 四 - four
- 节 - festival; knot, joint; segment; to economize, to save
- 气 - air, gas; steam, vapor; anger
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