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元宵
yuánxiāo
1. Lantern Festival
2. night of the 15th of the first lunar month
3. see also [[元夜<yuányè>]]
4. sticky rice dumplings

Character Breakdown

元
yuán
first; dollar; origin; head
HSK 3 4 丶
宵
xiāo
night, evening, darkness
HSK 6 10 丶

Compound Words (1)

元宵节
Yuánxiāojié
Lantern Festival, the final event of the Spring Festival [[春節|春节]], on 15th of first month of the lunar calendar
HSK 6

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