The word 四月 (sìyuè), meaning "April", is formed through a logical and common Chinese compounding structure where the numeral 四 (sì, "four") modifies the noun 月 (yuè, "month" or "moon"). It follows the standard pattern for naming months in Chinese, which is simply the number of the month in sequence (一 for January, 二 for February, etc.) placed directly before the character for "month". Therefore, 四月 literally translates to "the fourth month", succinctly conveying its meaning through a straightforward numerical designation.