Xiaoman

{{Short description|Eighth solar term of traditional East Asian calendars}}

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{{Chinese

|t={{lang|zh-hant|小滿}}

|s={{lang|zh-hans|小满}}

|l=small full

|p=xiǎomǎn

|bpmf=ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄇㄢˇ

|j=siu² mun⁵

|y=síu múhn

|kanji={{lang|ja|小満}}

|hiragana=しょうまん

|romaji=shōman

|hanja={{lang|ko|小滿}}

|hangul=소만

|rr=soman

|chuhan={{lang|vi|小滿}}

|qn=tiểu mãn

}}

{{Solar terms}}

The traditional Chinese calendar divides a year into 24 solar terms.{{cite journal |last1=Zhang |first1=Peiyu |last2=Hunag |first2=Hongfeng |title=The Twenty-four Solar Terms of the Chinese Calendar and the Calculation for Them |journal=Purple Mountain Observatory |date=1994 |url=https://en.cnki.com.cn/Article_en/CJFDTotal-GXKK403.013.htm}} Xiǎomǎn, Shōman, Soman, or Tiểu mãn is the 8th solar term. It begins when the Sun reaches the celestial longitude of 60° and ends when it reaches the longitude of 75°. It more often refers in particular to the day when the Sun is exactly at the celestial longitude of 60°. In the Gregorian calendar, it usually begins around 21 May and ends around 5 June (6 June East Asia time).