小寒

Chinese

		small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	cold; poor; to tremble
simp. and trad. (小寒)		小	寒

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): Xiǎohán

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄢˊ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): xiao³ han²

• Cantonese (Jyutping): siu² hon⁴
• Gan (Wiktionary): xieu³ hon²
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): Séu-hòn

  (Meixian, Guangdong): xiau³ hon²

• Jin (Wiktionary): xiau² han¹
• Northern Min (KCR): Siǎu-uǐng
• Eastern Min (BUC): Siēu-hàng
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): Siáu-hân

  (Teochew, Peng'im): siou² hang⁵

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁵shiau-ghoe
• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): siau³ han²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Xiǎohán
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Siǎohán
    • Wade–Giles: Hsiao³-han²
    • Yale: Syǎu-hán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Sheauharn
    • Palladius: Сяохань (Sjaoxanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xän³⁵/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: xiao³ han²
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xiaoxan
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiau⁵³ xan²¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: siu² hon⁴
    • Yale: síu hòhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: siu² hon⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: xiu² hon⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³⁵ hɔːn²¹/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: xieu³ hon²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiɛu²¹³⁻¹³ hɵn²⁴/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Séu-hòn
    • Hakka Romanization System: seu` honˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: seu³ hon²
    • Sinological IPA: /seu̯³¹ hon¹¹/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: xiau³ hon²
    • Sinological IPA: /siau³¹ hɔn¹¹/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: xiau² han¹
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /ɕiau⁵³ xæ̃¹¹/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: Siǎu-uǐng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siau²¹ uiŋ²¹/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Siēu-hàng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sieu³³⁻²¹ ^(h-)aŋ⁵³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Siáu-hân
    • Tâi-lô: Siáu-hân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siaw'haan
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ han²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /siau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ han²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /siau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ han¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /siau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ han²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ han²³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: siou² hang⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sióu hâng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siou⁵²⁻³⁵ haŋ⁵⁵/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁵shiau-ghoe
    • MiniDict: shiau^去 ghoe
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²xiau-hhoe
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɕiɔ³³ ɦø⁴⁴/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: siau³ han²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /si̯ɒu̯⁴¹ xan¹³/
    • Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /ɕi̯ɒu̯⁴¹ xan¹³/

Proper noun

小寒

1. Lesser Cold (23rd of the 24th solar terms)
2. the day marking the beginning of the 23rd solar term (January 5, 6, or 7)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (小寒):

• → Japanese: 小寒(しょうかん) (shōkan)
• → Korean: 소한(小寒) (sohan)

See also

• 二十四節氣／二十四节气 (Èrshísì Jiéqì, “The twenty-four solar terms”):
  • Spring: 立春 (Lìchūn)、雨水 (yǔshuǐ)、驚蟄／惊蛰 (Jīngzhé)、春分 (Chūnfēn)、清明 (qīngmíng)、穀雨／谷雨 (Gǔyǔ)
  • Summer: 立夏 (Lìxià)、小滿／小满 (Xiǎomǎn)、芒種／芒种 (mángzhòng)、夏至 (xiàzhì)、小暑 (Xiǎoshǔ)、大暑 (Dàshǔ)
  • Autumn: 立秋 (Lìqiū)、處暑／处暑 (Chǔshǔ)、白露 (báilù)、秋分 (Qiūfēn)、寒露 (Hánlù)、霜降 (Shuāngjiàng)
  • Winter: 立冬 (Lìdōng)、小雪 (xiǎoxuě)、大雪 (dàxuě)、冬至 (dōngzhì)、小寒 (Xiǎohán)、大寒 (Dàhán)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
小	寒
しょう Grade: 1	かん Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ːkã̠ɴ]

Proper noun

小(しょう)寒(かん) • (Shōkan) 

1. "Lesser Cold" (one of twenty-four solar terms)

See also

• 二(に)十(じゅう)四(し)節(せっ)気(き) (Nijūshi Sekki, “The twenty-four solar terms”):
  • Spring: 立(りっ)春(しゅん) (Risshun), 雨(う)水(すい) (Usui), 啓(けい)蟄(ちつ) (Keichitsu), 春(しゅん)分(ぶん) (Shunbun), 清(せい)明(めい) (Seimei), 穀(こく)雨(う) (Kokuu)
  • Summer: 立(りっ)夏(か) (Rikka), 小(しょう)満(まん) (Shōman), 芒(ぼう)種(しゅ) (Bōshu), 夏(げ)至(し) (Geshi), 小(しょう)暑(しょ) (Shōsho), 大(たい)暑(しょ) (Taisho)
  • Autumn: 立(りっ)秋(しゅう) (Risshū), 処(しょ)暑(しょ) (Shosho), 白(はく)露(ろ) (Hakuro), 秋(しゅう)分(ぶん) (Shūbun), 寒(かん)露(ろ) (Kanro), 霜(そう)降(こう) (Sōkō)
  • Winter: 立(りっ)冬(とう) (Rittō), 小(しょう)雪(せつ) (Shōsetsu), 大雪(たいせつ) (Taisetsu), 冬(とう)至(じ) (Tōji), 小(しょう)寒(かん) (Shōkan), 大寒(だいかん) (Daikan)