元宵节 (Yuánxiāojié) · Lantern Festival

元宵节 (Yuánxiāojié) means “Lantern Festival”. It is written with 3 characters: 元 (yuan) + 宵 (night) + 节 (measure word for classes). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 元宵节 is built

The characters

元 yuán · yuan

What 元 is made of

二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
儿ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke

Origin hint: A man 儿 with two lines emphasizing their head 二 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

宵 xiāo · night

What 宵 is made of

宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
肖xiào — to resemble
- ⺌ — structural part
- ⺼ — meat

节 jié · measure word for classes

What 节 is made of

艹cǎo — grass

Origin hint: Simplified form of 節; sections of bamboo ⺮ (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

元宵节我们吃汤圆。Yuánxiāojié wǒmen chī tāngyuán.We eat sweet rice balls at the Lantern Festival.

元宵节晚上街上挂满了灯笼。Yuánxiāojié wǎnshang jiēshàng guàmǎn le dēnglóng.On the night of the Lantern Festival the streets are full of lanterns.

Questions about 元宵节

What does 元宵节 mean?

元宵节 (Yuánxiāojié) means “Lantern Festival”.

How do you pronounce 元宵节?

元宵节 is pronounced Yuánxiāojié.

Which HSK level is 元宵节?

元宵节 is in Old HSK 6.

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Learn 元宵节 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 223: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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