The word **十月 (shíyuè)** is formed through a straightforward logical combination of two characters: **十 (shí)**, meaning "ten," and **月 (yuè)**, meaning "month" or "moon." It follows the standard Chinese pattern for naming months, where the numeral is placed directly before the character for "month." Therefore, **十月** literally means "tenth month," which corresponds directly to **October** in the Gregorian calendar. This formation is purely numerical and descriptive, reflecting the sequential order of months within the year.