月

yuè
HSK 1
#169 most
frequent character
moon, month
noun
Measure words:个 gè,轮 lún

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

月 can show the moon, and it can also stand for 肉 meat in some characters. As a picture of the moon, it first meant 'the moon'. From there the meaning grew to 'month' and 'monthly'.

Drawn as: moon; piece of meat

月 as a component in other characters

meaning62 characters
期脸股脑脚肯脱阴朗胞腿胆胸肩腰胁
sound5 characters
散阴钥刖塍
picture12 characters
有明望朝胡腹肤霸肘膳豚閒
empty3 characters
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Example Sentences

今天是五月一号。
jīntiānshì wǔyuè yīhào 。
Today is May 1st.
月亮在晚上很亮。
yuèliàng zài wǎnshàng hěnliàng 。
The moon is very bright at night.
她的生日在八月。
tāde shēngrì zài bāyuè 。
Her birthday is in August.

Words with similar meanings

明月míngyuè
bright moon
A more poetic term often used in literature to describe the moon.
阴历yīnlì
lunar calendar
Refers to the month as used in the lunar calendar system.

Words Starting With 月

月亮yuè liang
moon

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