xiǎo hán
小寒
Lesser Cold
小寒是冬季的第5个节气,一般在每年公历1月5-7日交节。冷气积久而寒，小寒是天气寒冷但还没有到极点的意思，它与大寒、小暑、大暑及处暑一样，都是表示气温冷暖变化的节气。小寒节气的特点就是寒冷，但是却还没有冷到极致。
Lesser Cold is the fifth solar term of winter, usually changing between January 5th and 7t of the Gregorian calendar every year. The cold air accumulates for a long time and is cold, and the small cold is the meaning that the weather is cold but has not yet reached the extreme, and it is the same as the big cold, the small heat, the big heat and the heat, all of which are solar terms that indicate the change of temperature and warmth. The characteristic of the Xiaohan solar term is that it is cold, but it is not yet cold to the extreme.
