yuè

moon

Pictograph of the moon.

Evolution

月 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
月 Bronze script Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
月 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
月 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
月 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

yuè

moon; month; KangXi radical 74; monthly; CL:|[gè],|[lún]

Most common words with 月
Freq.
Word
Meaning

month

月份

month

月亮

the moon

蜜月

honeymoon

每月

each month

Component uses

Meaning component in 14 characters (5 verified)

Sound component in 5 characters (3 verified)

Iconic component in 4 characters (4 verified)

Simplified component in 1 character (1 verified)

Unknown component in 1 character (0 verified)