Meaning
moon; month
Chinese: 月亮、月份。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “yue” becomes a different word in each tone. 月 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 月亮yuè liangthe moon
- 月份yuè fènmonth
- 上个月shàng gè yuèlast month
- 月底yuè dǐend of the month
- 月饼yuè bǐngmooncake (esp. for the Mid-Autumn Festival)
Example Sentence
今晚的月亮又圆又亮。Jīn wǎn de yuè liang yòu yuán yòu liàng.Tonight's moon is round and bright.
今晚Jīn wǎntonight的deof月亮yuè liangthe moon又yòuagain圆yuáncircle又yòuagain亮liàngbright。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
A pictograph of a crescent moon. On the left side of many characters the same shape stands for ‘flesh / body’ (from 肉), as in 脸, 脚, 胖.
A way to remember it
A curved crescent with two strokes of moonlight inside.
Easy to confuse with
- 用‘Use’: similar frame, but a vertical stroke runs down through the top.