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solar term

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

One of 24 divisions in the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar.

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9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 節氣 /节气 (zit3 hei3) — division
  • Chinese Mandarin: 節氣 /节气 (jiéqì) — division
  • Finnish: aurinkojakso — division
  • French: période solaire — division
  • Portuguese: termo solar — division
  • Portuguese: período solar — division
  • Portuguese: momento solar — division
  • Vietnamese: tiết khí — division
  • Zhuang: cietheiq — division