端午 duānwǔ Dragon Boat Festival Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 端 duān noun beginning (bound form) the start or origin of an event午 wǔ 7th earthly branch 7th of the 12 earthly branches, representing the time from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., the year of the Horse, and the direction south (180°)