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The character 朔 (shuò) signifies the new moon or the first day of the lunar month. Its structure combines the component 屰 (nì), meaning "to go against" or "inverted", with the lunar radical 月 (yuè) for "moon" or "month". This pairing originally denoted the point in the lunar cycle when the moon's light is hidden, marking the start of a new waxing phase, a key temporal marker for agricultural and societal planning. Beyond its astronomical meaning, 朔 also extended to denote the direction north, often appearing in geographical terms and classical texts to describe cold northern winds or territories, thus linking the year's starting point with the northern quadrant.
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今天是农历朔日。
今天的朔风很大。
朔月之夜很黑暗。
他在朔方地区工作。
每年朔日，我们都去祭祖。
朔气寒冷，人们都穿厚衣服。
朔望月是月球绕地球公转的周期。
朔光初现，预示着新月的开始。