Jingzhe
Third solar term of traditional East Asian calendars / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the Chinese film or the anarchist newspaper, see Jingzhe (film) and Jingzhe (Chengdu).
Jīngzhé, 惊蛰, is the 3rd of the 24 solar terms (節氣) in the traditional Chinese calendars. It begins when the Sun reaches the celestial longitude of 345° and ends when it reaches the longitude of 360°. More often, it refers to the day when the Sun is exactly at a celestial longitude of 345°. In the Gregorian calendar, it usually begins around March 5 and ends around March 20.[1][2]
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Quick Facts Jingzhe, Chinese name ...
Jingzhe | |||||||||||||||
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Chinese name | |||||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 驚蟄 | ||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 惊蛰 | ||||||||||||||
Literal meaning | awakening of insects | ||||||||||||||
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Vietnamese name | |||||||||||||||
Vietnamese alphabet | kinh trập | ||||||||||||||
Chữ Hán | 驚蟄 | ||||||||||||||
Korean name | |||||||||||||||
Hangul | 경칩 | ||||||||||||||
Hanja | 驚蟄 | ||||||||||||||
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Japanese name | |||||||||||||||
Kanji | 啓蟄 | ||||||||||||||
Hiragana | けいちつ | ||||||||||||||
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More information Term, Longitude ...
Term | Longitude | Dates |
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Lichun | 315° | 4–5 February |
Yushui | 330° | 18–19 February |
Jingzhe | 345° | 5–6 March |
Chunfen | 0° | 20–21 March |
Qingming | 15° | 4–5 April |
Guyu | 30° | 20–21 April |
Lixia | 45° | 5–6 May |
Xiaoman | 60° | 21–22 May |
Mangzhong | 75° | 5–6 June |
Xiazhi | 90° | 21–22 June |
Xiaoshu | 105° | 7–8 July |
Dashu | 120° | 22–23 July |
Liqiu | 135° | 7–8 August |
Chushu | 150° | 23–24 August |
Bailu | 165° | 7–8 September |
Qiufen | 180° | 23–24 September |
Hanlu | 195° | 8–9 October |
Shuangjiang | 210° | 23–24 October |
Lidong | 225° | 7–8 November |
Xiaoxue | 240° | 22–23 November |
Daxue | 255° | 7–8 December |
Dongzhi | 270° | 21–22 December |
Xiaohan | 285° | 5–6 January |
Dahan | 300° | 20–21 January |
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The word 驚蟄 means the awakening of hibernating insects. 驚 is to startle and 蟄 means hibernating insects. Traditional Chinese folklore says that during Jingzhe, thunderstorms will wake up the hibernating insects, which implies that the weather is getting warmer.[3]