(yuè) - month, moon in Mandarin
yuèTraditional: 月
Translation
month, moon
Word origin
月 (yuè) means 'month, moon'. It is a pictograph of a crescent moon; because the lunar cycle measures the month, the same character also denotes the calendar month.
- Origin
- pictograph
- Root
- 月, a pictograph of a crescent moon
Stroke order
月
Examples
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This month is very busy.
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The moon is beautiful.
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March.
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We are going travelling next month.
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The moon is especially bright tonight.
月 (yuè) means month, moon. It is used as a noun in everyday Mandarin speech.
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