月 (yuè) — moon; month
Definition
Short form used for both 'month' and 'moon' in compounds and set phrases. Use 月亮 for everyday 'the moon' and 月份 when you specifically mean 'month' as a calendar unit.
noun
moonmonth
Measure word · 个, 轮
Examples
- 月。Zhè ge yuè yǒu sān shí tiān.This month has thirty days.
- 。Jīn tiān de yuè liang hěn dà.Today's moon is very big.
- 月。Wǒ yí gè yuè kàn yì běn shū.I read a book every month.
Origin
Pictograph六书liùshū
象形xiàngxíngA 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.
Grammar
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