八月 (bā yuè) — August (eighth month of the Gregorian calendar)…

Definition

noun

August (eighth month of the Gregorian calendar)eighth month of the Chinese lunar calendar

八月。
Wǒ bā yuè yào qù běi jīng.
I'm going to Beijing in August.
八月。
bā yuè Shì yì nián zhōng zuì rè de yuè fèn zhī yī.
August is one of the hottest months of the year.
八月。
Nóng lì bā yuè shì zhōng qiū jié de shí hou.
The eighth lunar month is when the Mid-Autumn Festival occurs.

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.

八 “eight” and 月 “month” name the eighth month of the year.

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

八 shows two bent lines, indicating the original meaning 'to divide'; it was later used for 'eight' because the words sounded alike.

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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