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The character "朔" is structurally composed of the "月" radical, which indicates its association with the moon, and the component "屰", which historically contributed both phonetic and semantic elements related to contrariety or reversal. Etymologically, it originally denoted the new moon and specifically the first day of the lunar month, a time when the moon is invisible, reflecting its calendrical function. This temporal meaning later extended to convey "north" in classical contexts, such as in the compound "朔风" for north wind, likely due to conceptual links between the moon's phases and directional systems. Over time, while the directional usage has diminished, the character's primary meaning continues to center on the beginning of the lunar month in both astronomical and calendrical terms.
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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。