Meanings
nounsolar term (plural solar terms)
plural solar terms
- One of 24 divisions in the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar.
Translations
Chinese Cantonese 節氣 /节气
- 節氣 /节气 (zit³ hei³)division
Chinese Mandarin 節氣 /节气
- 節氣 /节气 (jiéqì)division
Finnish aurinkojakso
- aurinkojaksodivision
French période solaire
- période solairedivision
Portuguese termo solar, período solar
- termo solardivision
- período solardivision
- momento solardivision
Vietnamese tiết khí
- tiết khídivision
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solar term. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/solar%20term
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“solar term.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/solar%20term. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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