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陆月 (lù yuè) — June (formal/financial writing, using the capitalized numeral 陆)

Definition

陆月 is the formal/financial-writing way to write 'June', using the capitalized numeral 陆 to prevent fraud. In everyday speech and most writing, use 六月 instead.

noun
June (formal/financial writing, using the capitalized numeral 陆)

Examples

  • 陆月。
    Zhè zhāng zhī piào de rì qī shì lù yuè wǔ rì.
    The date on this cheque is June 5th.
  • 陆月。
    Wǒ men jiāng zài lù yuè dǐ jié suàn.
    We will settle accounts at the end of June.
  • 陆月。
    lù yuè De zū jīn yǐ jīng fù qīng le.
    The rent for June has been paid in full.

Origin

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.

陆lùsix
月yuèmonth

陆 means six and 月 means month, so together they mean the sixth month.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 陸; 陆 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
阝Written in full as阜fù
Sound part声符shēngfú
坴
坴lù陸lù
Same sound today

The traditional form 陸 uses 阝 (written in full as 阜) for the meaning and 坴 for the sound; the simplified 陆 is a later shorthand.

Open 陆 →

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.

Open 月 →
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