芒種 Grain in Ear

Ear: the top part of a grain plant, such as wheat , that contains theseeds （谷類植物的）穗

例如：ears of corn 玉米穗

The syllable"Mang" refers to the awn on the seed shell of cereal plants. The beginning of the Grain in Ear means the grains are mature, so it is a solar term reflecting agricultural phenology.

“芒”字是指谷類植物種子殼上的芒。芒種之始，即谷物成熟，是反映農(nóng)業(yè)物候的節(jié)氣。

——摘自《中國(guó)日?qǐng)?bào)雙語(yǔ)新聞》

說(shuō)來(lái)慚愧，自己對(duì)中國(guó)的24節(jié)氣（solar term）還知之甚少，也是覺(jué)得作為中國(guó)人應(yīng)該更加了解我們自己的文化，才能無(wú)愧生為華夏人。