元宵节

• 拼音: Yuán xiāo Jié
• 汉字拆解: 元 = 二 + 儿 (first/primary — the first lunar month); 宵 = 宀 + 肖 (roof + small/slight — the night, when light is scant); 节 = 竹 + 即 (bamboo + approach — a joint/node, hence festival)

含义

The Lantern Festival; the fifteenth day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, marking the end of the Chinese New Year celebrations.

Key customs include 赏花灯 (admiring flower lanterns), 猜灯谜 (guessing lantern riddles), and 吃元宵/汤圆 (eating glutinous rice balls symbolising family reunion). The festival has ancient origins linked to Buddhism, Taoism, and imperial court rituals. 元宵 refers both to the festival and the rice balls eaten on it. Historically also associated with romance, as it was one of the few occasions when women could go out at night.

例句

1. 元宵节是一年新春庆典的高潮，各地花灯和灯谜营造出热闹的节日气氛。
2. 在古典诗词中，元宵节常是抒情时点。辛弃疾借灯火阑珊处，写出寻觅理想后的惊喜。
3. 随着城市现代化，许多地方限制燃放烟花，但元宵节的大型灯会仍得到政府扶持，成为重要的文旅活动。

用法指南

语境: festivals, culture, food, family, history, tourism

语气: warm

正确说法

• 元宵节猜灯谜不只是游戏，也承载推广汉字、传播民间智慧的文化功能。(Guessing lantern riddles at the Lantern Festival is not just a game; it also carries the cultural function of promoting Chinese characters and spreading folk wisdom.)
• 对海外华人社区来说，元宵节不只是文化怀旧，也是凝聚认同、传递记忆的重要仪式。(For overseas Chinese communities, the Lantern Festival is not only cultural nostalgia, but also an important ritual for building identity and passing on memory.)

错误说法

• 我们吃了元宵节 — 节 is a festival, not something consumed; say 我们过了元宵节 (we celebrated the Lantern Festival) or 我们在元宵节吃了汤圆 (we ate glutinous rice balls for the Lantern Festival) instead

起源与历史

元 (first/beginning — the first lunar month) + 宵 (night — 宀roof + 肖small/slight, the smallest of night) + 节 (festival — 竹bamboo + 即approach, indicating occasion/node). Together: the first-month night festival — the Lantern Festival on the 15th night.

文化背景

时代: Han dynasty to present

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal