小滿，二十四節(jié)氣中的第八個節(jié)氣，也是夏季的第二個節(jié)氣。民諺云：“小滿小滿，江河漸滿”。北方天氣漸熱，南方雨水頻降。豐收在望，日漸繁茂。

Grain Buds, the eighth solar term of the twenty-four traditional Chinese solar terms, is also the second solar term of summer. A saying about rain during this time mentions, "A heavy rainfall makes the river full." The weather warms up in the north and rain becomes more frequent in the south. A bountiful harvest is in sight as things grow ever lusher by the day.