"It was 239 when I was cold, and I was shivering with cold."

What we are talking about here is "slight cold", one of the 24 solar terms.

Slight cold is the 23rd solar term among the 24 solar terms, the 5th solar term in winter, the end of the second month of the dry calendar and the beginning of the ugly month. Fighting fingers; The meridian of the sun is 285; It is celebrated every year on June 5-7 of 65438+ 10 in Gregorian calendar. Cold air is cold for a long time, and slight cold means that the weather is cold but not extreme. Like severe cold, mild summer heat, severe summer heat and intense summer heat, it is a solar term indicating temperature change. The slight cold solar term is characterized by cold, but it is not extremely cold.

Historical origin

The origin of the name of the slight cold solar term is explained in the twenty-four solar terms: "In the December solar term, the cold is still small at the beginning of the month, so it is cloudy for half a month." Slight cold refers to the cold air accumulated for a long time, which means that the weather is cold but not extreme. Like great cold, slight summer heat, great summer heat and intense summer heat, it is a solar term indicating temperature change.

The slight cold solar term is characterized by cold, but it is not extremely cold. After the winter solstice, the cold air frequently goes south, and the temperature continues to drop, and the temperature drops to the lowest during the slight cold and severe cold in a year.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Slight Cold