Definitions
(noun)
moon
(noun)
month
Etymology
Pictograph of the moon.
About
The character 月, representing the moon, originated as a pictograph of a crescent shape and gradually stylized into its present form, which features a vertical rectangular frame enclosing two short horizontal lines. This structure now acts as a radical in many characters, where it can signify either lunar concepts or, through historical graphical convergence, the semantic field of flesh. Etymologically, its meaning broadened from the astronomical object to also denote a month, reflecting the lunar cycle's periodicity, and it is employed in both senses within contemporary compounds related to time and light.
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月亮挂在天上。
这个月是六月。
我最喜欢有月亮的夜晚。
我们在海边看月亮。
月球是地球的卫星。
月光照亮了小路。
每个月的十五号是月圆的日子。
在宁静的月夜里，一切都显得那么美好。