月 (yuè): moon, month
月 (yuè) is a Chinese character meaning “moon, month.” Classified as HSK Level 1 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 冂 (structural) and 二 (structural). It ranks #169 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically pictographic, 月 a crescent moon. Its radical form 月 (moon) appears in many related characters such as 有 (yǒu, to have), 朋 (péng, friend), 服 (fú, clothes, serve).
Definitions
- moon, month
Etymology & Origin
pictographicA crescent moon
Decomposition: ⿵冂二 (layout: surround-from-top)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 月
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 月亮noun | yuè liang | the moon | 3 |
| 月球noun | yuè qiú | the moon | 6 |
| 月光noun | yuè guāng | moonlight | 6 |
| 岁月noun | suì yuè | years | 6 |
| 月份noun | yuè fèn | month | 4 |
| 月饼noun | yuè bǐng | mooncake (esp. for the Mid-Autumn Festival) | 4 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蜜月noun | mì yuè | honeymoon |
| 上个月 | shàng gè yuè | last month |
| 每月adverb | měi yuè | each month |
| 五月noun | wǔ yuè | May |
| 六月noun | liù yuè | June |
| 月经noun | yuè jīng | menstruation |
| 四月noun | sì yuè | April |
| 九月noun | jiǔ yuè | September |
| 一月noun | yī yuè | January |
| 十月noun | shí yuè | October |
| 三月noun | sān yuè | March |
| 本月noun | běn yuè | this month |
| 八月noun | bā yuè | August |
| 二月noun | èr yuè | February |
| 七月noun | qī yuè | July |
月 appears in 104 compound words: 39 as the first character, 60 as the last, and 1 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 月 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (37)
to make a futile effort; to complete a winning hand by drawing the final tile before reaching the dead wall
lit. to shade in the clouds to offset the moon (idiom); fig. a foil; a contrasting character to a main hero
a beautiful day; cf Birthday of the Flowers on lunar 15th February and Mid-autumn Festival on lunar 15th August
to make a futile effort; to complete a winning hand by drawing the final tile before reaching the dead wall
Showing 12 of 37 idioms containing 月.
Example Sentences
月饼是中秋节的传统食品，象征着团圆和美满。
Yuèbǐng shì Zhōngqiūjié de chuántǒng shípǐn, xiàngzhēng zhe tuányuán hé měimǎn.
Mooncakes are traditional food for the Mid-Autumn Festival, symbolizing reunion and happiness.
美国12月营建许可总数录得144.8万户,为202...
měi guó yuè yíng jiàn xǔ kě zǒng shǔ lù dé . mò hù , wéi . . .
U.S. building permits totaled 1.448 million in December, a 202...
文物日历|2月18日·雨水:井饮图壁画砖
wén wù rì lì yuè rì yǔ shuǐ jǐng yǐn tú bì huà zhuān
Cultural Heritage Calendar | February 18 · Rain Water: Well Drinking Scene Mural Brick
腾讯:元宝日活超5000万,月活达1.14亿
téng xùn yuán bǎo rì huó chāo mò , yuè huó dá . yì
Tencent: Yuanbao surpasses 50 million daily active users, with monthly active users reaching 114 million.
Kimi母公司月之暗面完成超7亿美元融资,新一轮超..
mǔ gōng sī yuè zhī àn miàn wán chéng chāo yì měi yuán róng zī , xīn yī lún chāo . .
Kimi's parent company Dark Side of the Moon secures over $700 million in funding, with a new round exceeding...
...上门做年夜饭的“95后”女生:回应春节当月收入..
. . . shǎng mén zuò nián yè fàn de hòu nǚ shēng huí yīng chūn jié dāng yuè shōu rù . .
Post-95s Women Cooking New Year's Eve Dinners at Clients' Homes: Responding to Their Income During the Lunar New Year Month...
你可以想象在月球上行走吗？
Nǐ kěyǐ xiǎngxiàng zài yuèqiú shàng xíngzǒu ma?
Can you imagine walking on the moon?
为什么这个月房东还不来收房租？
Wèishénme zhège yuè fángdōng hái bù lái shōu fángzū?
Why hasn't the landlord come to collect rent this month?
去年八月份你在哪儿？
Qùnián bāyuèfèn nǐ zài nǎr?
Where were you in August last year?
这间游泳学校每个月的学费是多少？
Zhè jiān yóuyǒng xuéxiào měi gè yuè de xuéfèi shì duōshao?
How much is the monthly fee of this swimming school?
Character Family
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