| 日至 | rì zhì | solstice / the winter solstice 冬至 / and summer solstice 夏至 |  |
| 冬至 | Dōng zhì | Winter Solstice, 22nd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 / 22nd December-5th January |  |
| 夏至 | Xià zhì | Xiazhi or Summer Solstice, 10th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 / 21st June-6th July | |
| 数九 | shǔ jiǔ | nine periods of nine days each after winter solstice, the coldest time of the year | |
| 三九天 | sān jiǔ tiān | the twenty seven days after the Winter Solstice, reputed to be the coldest days of the year | |
| 交九 | jiāo jiǔ | the coldest period of the year / three nine day periods after the winter solstice | |
| 冬至点 | Dōng zhì diǎn | the winter solstice | |
| 分至点 | fēn zhì diǎn | common word for equinox and solstice / point of difference / point of divergence | |
| 夏至点 | Xià zhì diǎn | the summer solstice | |
| 数九天 | shǔ jiǔ tiān | nine periods of nine days each after winter solstice, the coldest time of the year | |
| 数九寒天 | shǔ jiǔ hán tiān | nine periods of nine days each after winter solstice, the coldest time of the year | |
| 短至 | duǎn zhì | the winter solstice | |
| 长至 | cháng zhì | the summer solstice | |
