The story of 月

moon, month

月depicts a crescent moon. Aside from moon, 月 also means month, since in ancient China, the phase of moon was used to determine the length of a month.

Vocabulary of 月

  • 明月 (bright moon)
  • 新月 (crescent moon)
  • 一月 (January)
  • 二月 (Feburary)
  • 十二月 (December)

Classification

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