Jingzhe
Third solar term of traditional East Asian calendars
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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.[1][2]
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Korean name | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hangul | 경칩 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hanja | 驚蟄 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Japanese name | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kanji | 啓蟄 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hiragana | けいちつ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
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.[3]
Pentads
Each solar term can be divided into 3 pentads (候). They are the first pentad (初候), the second pentad (次候), and the third pentad (末候): Pentads in Jingzhe are
- China
- First pentad: traditional Chinese: 桃始華; simplified Chinese: 桃始华 (pīnyīn: Táo shǐ huá), 'The peaches begin to blossom'.
- Second pentad: traditional Chinese: 倉庚鳴; simplified Chinese: 仓庚鸣 (pīnyīn: Cāng gēng míng), 'Orioles sing clearly'.
- Last pentad: traditional Chinese: 鷹化為鳩; simplified Chinese: 鹰化为鸠 (pīnyīn: Yīng huà wéi jiū), 'Eagles are transformed into doves'.
- Japan
- First pentad: Japanese: 蟄虫啓戸 (Romanisation: Chitchū kei to), 'Awakening of hibernating insects'.
- Second pentad: Japanese: 桃始笑 (Romanisation: Momo Hajime Emi), 'Peach trees start to bloom (smile)'.
- Last pentad: Japanese: 菜虫化蝶 (Romanisation: Na mushi-ka chō), 'Caterpillars become butterflies'.
Date and time
| Year | Begin | End |
|---|---|---|
| 辛巳 | 2001-03-05 12:32 | 2001-03-20 13:30 |
| 壬午 | 2002-03-05 18:27 | 2002-03-20 19:16 |
| 癸未 | 2003-03-06 00:04 | 2003-03-21 00:59 |
| 甲申 | 2004-03-05 05:55 | 2004-03-20 06:48 |
| 乙酉 | 2005-03-05 11:45 | 2005-03-20 12:33 |
| 丙戌 | 2006-03-05 17:28 | 2006-03-20 18:25 |
| 丁亥 | 2007-03-05 23:18 | 2007-03-21 00:07 |
| 戊子 | 2008-03-05 04:58 | 2008-03-20 05:48 |
| 己丑 | 2009-03-05 10:47 | 2009-03-20 11:43 |
| 庚寅 | 2010-03-05 16:46 | 2010-03-20 17:32 |
| 辛卯 | 2011-03-05 22:29 | 2011-03-20 23:20 |
| 壬辰 | 2012-03-05 04:21 | 2012-03-20 05:14 |
| 癸巳 | 2013-03-05 10:14 | 2013-03-20 11:01 |
| 甲午 | 2014-03-05 16:02 | 2014-03-20 16:57 |
| 乙未 | 2015-03-05 21:55 | 2015-03-20 22:45 |
| 丙申 | 2016-03-05 03:43 | 2016-03-20 04:30 |
| 丁酉 | 2017-03-05 09:32 | 2017-03-20 10:28 |
| 戊戌 | 2018-03-05 15:28 | 2018-03-20 16:15 |
| 己亥 | 2019-03-05 21:09 | 2019-03-20 21:58 |
| 庚子 | 2020-03-05 02:56 | 2020-03-20 03:49 |
| 辛丑 | 2021-03-05 08:53 | 2021-03-20 09:37 |
| 壬寅 | 2022-03-05 14:43 | 2022-03-20 15:33 |
| 癸卯 | 2023-03-05 20:36 | 2023-03-20 21:24 |
| 甲辰 | 2024-03-05 02:22 | 2024-03-20 03:06 |
| 乙巳 | 2025-03-05 08:07 | 2025-03-20 09:01 |
| 丙午 | 2026-03-05 13:59 | 2026-03-20 14:45 |
| 丁未 | 2027-03-05 19:39 | 2027-03-20 20:24 |
| 戊申 | 2028-03-05 01:24 | 2028-03-20 02:17 |
| 己酉 | 2029-03-05 07:17 | 2029-03-20 08:01 |
| 庚戌 | 2030-03-05 13:03 | 2030-03-20 13:52 |
| Source: JPL Horizons On-Line Ephemeris System | ||
Related topics
Cultural references
Lim Giong has a 2005 album titled Insects Awaken.
Jingzhe (film) is a 2004 Chinese film directed by Wang Quan'an.