子 zǐ son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat / viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3deng3 jue2wei4] / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary / subordinate / (prefix) sub- syn 未 wèi not yet / did not / have not / not / 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep / ancient Chinese compass point: 210° syn 航行 háng xíng to sail / to fly / to navigate syn 航海 háng hǎi to sail the seas / maritime navigation / voyage 太阳系 太陽系 tài yáng xì solar system 太阳能 太陽能 tài yáng néng solar energy 开船 開船 kāi chuán to set sail 大雪 dà xuě Daxue or Great Snow, 21st of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 7th-21st December 启航 啟航 qǐ háng (of a ship) to set sail / (of an airplane) to take off syn 扬帆 揚帆 yáng fān to set sail syn 小雪 xiǎo xuě Xiaoxue or Lesser Snow, 20th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 22nd November-6th December 起航 qǐ háng (of a ship) to set sail / (of an airplane) to take off syn 日食 rì shí solar eclipse 风帆 風帆 fēng fān sail / sailing boat syn 心口 xīn kǒu pit of the stomach / solar plexus / words and thoughts syn 光能 guāng néng light energy (e.g. solar) 白露 bái lù Bailu or White Dew, 15th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 8th-22nd September 直航 zhí háng to fly or sail direct (to ...) 冬至 dōng zhì Winter Solstice, 22nd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 22nd December-5th January syn 夏至 xià zhì Xiazhi or Summer Solstice, 10th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 21st June-6th July syn 春分 chūn fēn Chunfen or Spring Equinox, 4th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 21st March-4th April 公历 公曆 gōng lì Gregorian calendar / solar calendar syn 秋分 qiū fēn Qiufen or Autumn Equinox, 16th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 23rd September-7th October 节气 節氣 jié qi solar term syn 发电量 發電量 fā diàn liàng (power station, solar panel etc) output / capacity 阳历 陽曆 yáng lì solar calendar / Western (Gregorian) calendar syn 行船 xíng chuán to sail a boat / to navigate syn 霜降 shuāng jiàng Shuangjiang or Frost Descends, 18th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 23rd October-6th November syn 太阳能热水器 太陽能熱水器 tài yáng néng rè shuǐ qì solar water heater 太阳能电池 太陽能電池 tài yáng néng diàn chí solar cell 下西洋 xià xī yáng to sail west (from China) (used in reference to the 15th century voyages of Zheng He 鄭和|郑和[Zheng4 He2] to regions bordering the Indian Ocean) 立春 lì chūn Lichun or Beginning of Spring, 1st of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气[er4 shi2 si4 jie2 qi5] 4th-18th February 小寒 xiǎo hán Lesser Cold, 23rd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 6th-19th January 谷雨 穀雨 gǔ yǔ Guyu or Grain Rain, 6th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 20th April-4th May 破浪 pò làng to set sail / to brave the waves 立秋 lì qiū Liqiu or Start of Autumn, 13th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 7th-22nd August 立夏 lì xià Lixia or Start of Summer, 7th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 5th-20th May 大寒 dà hán Great Cold, 24th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 20th January-3rd February 惊蛰 驚蟄 jīng zhé Jingzhe or Insects Wake, 3rd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 6th-20th March 立冬 lì dōng Lidong or Start of Winter, 19th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 7th-21st November 寒露 hán lù Hanlu or Cold Dew, 17th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 8th-22nd October syn 大月 dà yuè solar month of 31 days / a lunar month of 30 days 太阳风 太陽風 tài yáng fēng solar wind 太阳电池 太陽電池 tài yáng diàn chí solar cell syn 芒种 芒種 máng zhòng Mangzhong or Grain in Beard, 9th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 6th-20th June 虚岁 虛歲 xū suì one's age, according to the traditional Chinese method of reckoning (i.e. the number of Chinese calendar years in which one has lived) – In this system, a person's age at birth is one, and increases by one at the beginning of the first solar term 立春[Li4 chun1] each year, rather than on one's birthday. / contrasted with 實歲|实岁[shi2 sui4] 新历 新曆 xīn lì Gregorian calendar / solar calendar 太阳灶 太陽灶 tài yáng zào solar 节 節 jié joint / node / (bound form) section / segment / solar term (one of the 24 divisions of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar) / seasonal festival / (bound form) to economize / to save / (bound form) moral integrity / chastity / classifier for segments: lessons, train wagons, biblical verses etc / knot (nautical miles per hour) syn 驾 駕 jià to harness / to draw (a cart etc) / to drive / to pilot / to sail / to ride / your good self / prefixed word denoting respect (polite 敬辭|敬辞[jing4 ci2]) syn 航 háng boat / ship / craft / to navigate / to sail / to fly syn 驶 駛 shǐ (of a vehicle, horse etc) to go fast / to speed / (of a vehicle) to run / to go / (of a boat) to sail syn 午 wǔ 7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse / ancient Chinese compass point: 180° (south) syn 篷 péng sail syn 申 shēn to extend / to state / to explain / 9th earthly branch: 3-5 p.m., 7th solar month (7th August-7th September), year of the Monkey / ancient Chinese compass point: 240° syn 耀斑 yào bān solar flare syn 亥 hài 12th earthly branch: 9-11 p.m., 10th solar month (7th November-6th December), year of the Boar / ancient Chinese compass point: 330° 辰 chén 5th earthly branch: 7-9 a.m., 3rd solar month (5th April-4th May), year of the Dragon / ancient Chinese compass point: 120° syn 船帆 chuán fān sail 巳 sì 6th earthly branch: 9-11 a.m., 4th solar month (5th May-5th June), year of the Snake / ancient Chinese compass point: 150° 辐射能 輻射能 fú shè néng radiation energy (e.g. solar) 寅 yín 3rd earthly branch: 3-5 a.m., 1st solar month (4th February-5th March), year of the Tiger / ancient Chinese compass point: 60° syn 酉 yǒu 10th earthly branch: 5-7 p.m., 8th solar month (8th September-7th October), year of the Rooster / ancient Chinese compass point: 270° (west) 闰 閏 rùn intercalary / an extra day or month inserted into the lunar or solar calendar (such as February 29) 戌 xū 11th earthly branch: 7-9 p.m., 9th solar month (8th October-6th November), year of the Dog / ancient Chinese compass point: 300° 大暑 dà shǔ Dashu or Great Heat, 12th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 23rd July-6th August syn 小暑 xiǎo shǔ Xiaoshu or Lesser Heat, 11th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 7th-22nd July 处暑 處暑 chǔ shǔ Chushu or End of Heat, 14th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 23rd August-7th September 船篷 chuán péng ship's sail syn 太阳日 太陽日 tài yáng rì solar day 太阳活动 太陽活動 tài yáng huó dòng sunspot activity / solar variation 太阳能干燥器 太陽能幹燥器 solar drier / solar dehydrator 颿 fán sail 展帆 zhǎn fān to unfurl (a sail) 横桁帆 橫桁帆 héng héng fān boom sail 满帆 滿帆 mǎn fān under full sail / going as fast as possible 驾艇 駕艇 jià tǐng to sail / to cruise / to pilot a ship 区域间智力残疾人生活协助联盟 區域間智力殘疾人生活協助聯盟 Interregional Union of Life Help for Mentally Handicapped Persons / Sail of Hope 希望之帆 xī wàng zhī fān Interregional Union of Life Help for Mentally Handicapped Persons / Sail of Hope 逆流而上 nì liú ér shàng to sail against the current / (fig.) to go against the flow 扬帆远航 揚帆遠航 yáng fān yuǎn háng to set sail on a voyage to a distant place / (fig.) to undertake a great mission 旋筒风帆 旋筒風帆 xuán tǒng fēng fān rotor sail 太阳和太阳风层探测器 太陽和太陽風層探測器 tài yáng hé tài yáng fēng céng tàn cè qì Solar 小满 小滿 xiǎo mǎn Xiaoman or Lesser Full Grain, 8th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 21st May-5th June 二十四节气 二十四節氣 èr shí sì jié qi the 24 solar terms, calculated from the position of the sun on the ecliptic, that divide the year into 24 equal periods 光伏器件 guāng fú qì jiàn photovoltaic device (e.g. solar cell) 启蛰 啟蟄 qǐ zhé Waking from Hibernation / old variant of 驚蟄|惊蛰[Jing1 zhe2], Insects Wake, 3rd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气[er4 shi2 si4 jie2 qi5] 6th-20th March 回归年 回歸年 huí guī nián the solar year / the year defined as the period between successive equinoxes 太阳能板 太陽能板 tài yáng néng bǎn solar panel 太阳神经丛 太陽神經叢 tài yáng shén jīng cóng solar plexus chakra 太阳翼 太陽翼 tài yáng yì solar panel 太阳轮 太陽輪 tài yáng lún solar plexus chakra 太阳电池板 太陽電池板 tài yáng diàn chí bǎn solar panel 库珀带 庫珀帶 kù pò dài the Kuiper belt (in the outer reaches of the Solar system) 猎户臂 獵戶臂 liè hù bì Orion spiral arm or local spur of our galaxy (containing our solar system) 聚光太阳能 聚光太陽能 jù guāng tài yáng néng concentrating solar power (CSP) 脐轮 臍輪 qí lún manipūra or manipura, the solar plexus chakra 查克拉, residing in the upper abdomen 风圈 風圈 fēng quān ring around the moon / lunar halo / solar halo 太阳辐射 太陽輻射 tài yáng fú shè solar radiation 