| 端午节 |
Duān wǔ jié |
Dragon Boat Festival (5th day of the 5th lunar month) |
| 端 |
duān |
(bound form) tip; end; extremity / (bound form) aspect; facet / (bound form) upright; proper / to hold sth level with both hands; to carry / to eliminate; to wipe out |
| 端 |
duān |
old variant of 端 / start / origin |
| 端午 |
Duān wǔ |
see 端午节 |
| 午 |
wǔ |
7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse / ancient Chinese compass point: 180° (south) |
| 节 |
jiē |
see 节骨眼 |
| 节 |
jié |
joint; node / (bound form) section; segment / solar term (one of the 24 divisions of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar) / seasonal festival / (bound form) to economize; to save / (bound form) moral integrity; chastity / classifier for segments: lessons, train wagons, biblical verses etc / knot (nautical miles per hour) |