小滿

Chinese

small; tiny; few
small; tiny; few; young
 
to fill; to fulfil; filled
to fill; to fulfil; filled; packed; Manchurian
 
trad. (小滿) 滿
simp. (小满)

Pronunciation


Proper noun

小滿

  1. Lesser Fullness of Grain (8th of the 24 solar terms)
  2. the day marking the beginning of the 8th solar term (May 20, 21, or 22) when the winter wheat, down the previous autumn, is filling out its ears

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (小滿):
  • Japanese: 小満(しょうまん) (shōman)
  • Korean: 소만(小滿) (soman)
  • Vietnamese: Tiểu mãn (小滿)

See also

References

Japanese

Kanji in this term
滿
しょう
Grade: 1
まん
Hyōgai
on'yomi

Proper noun

(しょう)滿(まん) • (Shōmanせうまん (Seuman)?

  1. Kyūjitai form of 小満

Korean

Hanja in this term
滿

Noun

小滿 • (soman) (hangeul 소만)

  1. hanja form? of 소만

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
滿

Proper noun

小滿

  1. chữ Hán form of Tiểu mãn

See also