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中元

Zhōng yuán

2-character word

What 中元 means

1. Ghost Festival on 15th day of 7th lunar month when offerings are made to the deceased

The characters in 中元

• 中zhōngwithin; among; in; middle; center; while (doing sth); during
• 元yuáncurrency unit (esp. Chinese yuan); (bound form) first; original; primary…

Words starting with 中元

• 中元节Zhōng yuán jiéGhost Festival on 15th day of 7th lunar month when offerings are made to the deceased
• 中元普渡zhōng yuán pǔ dùGhosts' festival on 15th day of 7th moon

Sounds the same

Read Zhōng yuán, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 中原Central Plain, the middle and lower regions of the Yellow river, including Henan, western…