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CHINESE CHARACTER

yuè

月

月

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moon

Numbered pinyin
yue4
English meanings
moon

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Single-component character

月 is learned as a whole in this component guide. Recognize its complete shape rather than splitting it into smaller components.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿵冂二

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    yī一nián年yǒu有shí十èr二gè个yuè月。

    A year has twelve months.

  2. 02

    zhè这gè个yuè月hěn很máng忙。

    This month is busy.

  3. 03

    xiàgèyuè下个月fàngjià放假。

    There's a holiday next month.

  4. 04

    yuèliang月亮hěn很yuán圆。

    The moon is full.

  5. 05

    yī一yuèfèn月份hěn很lěng冷。

    January is cold.

  6. 06

    tā他zài在shànggèyuè上个月huílai回来。

    He came back last month.

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