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九月 (jiǔ yuè) — September; ninth month of the lunar calendar

Definition

noun
Septemberninth month of the lunar calendar
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 九月。
    jiǔ yuè Shì qiū tiān zuì shū fu de yuè fèn.
    September is the most comfortable month of autumn.
  • 九月。
    Xué xiào měi nián jiǔ yuè yī hào kāi xué.
    School starts on September 1st every year.
  • 九月。
    Nóng lì jiǔ yuè shì shōu huò de jì jié.
    The ninth lunar month is the harvest season.

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.

九jiǔnine
月yuèmonth

九 means nine and 月 means month, giving the ninth month.

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

The shape comes from a stylized hand bent at the wrist, with the lower-right hook showing the bend. Later, it was taken to show a tightened fist bumping up to ten, giving the number nine.

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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.

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