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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Hangul | 경칩 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hanja | 驚蟄 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Mongolian name | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mongolian Cyrillic | ичигсэд хөдлөх | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mongolian script | ᠢᠴᠡᠭᠰᠡᠳ ᠬᠥᠳᠡᠯᠬᠦ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kanji | 啓蟄 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hiragana | けいちつ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Manchu name | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manchu script | ᡠᠮᡳᠶᠠᡥᠠ ᠠᡧᡧᠠᠮᠪᡳ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Möllendorff | umiyaha aššambi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
Jīngzhé (simplified Chinese: 惊蛰; traditional Chinese: 驚蛰) 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.
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.
