月色 (yuè sè) — moonlight | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

moonlight

月色。
Jīn wǎn de yuè sè zhēn měi.
The moonlight is really beautiful tonight.
月色，。
Hú biān de yuè sè sǎ zài shuǐ miàn shàng, xiàng yī céng yín guāng.
The moonlight by the lake spills across the water, like a layer of silver light.
月色。
Wǒ xǐ huan zài yuè sè xià sàn bù.
I like to take a walk under the moonlight.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

“月” gives moon, “色” gives color or glow, together evoking the light of the moon.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

月 was drawn as a crescent moon, with the curved outline showing the moon’s shape.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

色 pairs 爪 (a hand) with 卩 (a kneeling person), showing a hand pressing down on the kneeling person.

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