元宵

yuánxiāo
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Lantern Festival (15th day of the 1st lunar month)
  2. 2 sweet glutinous rice dumplings eaten at that festival

Examples

Zhēngyuè shíwǔ chī yuánxiāo.
On the 15th of the first lunar month we eat yuanxiao.
Yuánxiāo jié wǎnshang yì jiā rén qù kàn huādēng.
On Lantern Festival night the whole family went to see the lanterns.

Tips

culture
元宵 (rolled in the north) and 汤圆 (wrapped in the south) are closely related sweet dumplings. The Lantern Festival marks the end of the 15-day Chinese New Year period.
mistakes
here is xiāo (night), not xiāo or . The 'night' meaning points to the lantern viewing that traditionally runs into the late evening.

Stroke Order

yuán
xiāo