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yuè — “moon; month”

How to write and say the Chinese character (yuè), which means moon; month — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Time & days.

Pinyin · 拼音 yuè
Meaning · 意思 moon; month
Strokes · 笔画 4
Radical · 部首 (moon)
Hear it · 听发音
Watch it drawn stroke by stroke →

Stroke order笔顺

月 is written with 4 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):

The story behind it字源小故事

A little picture: a crescent moon.

A common word常用词

yuèliang

the moon

Example sentence例句

yuèliangguàzàitiānshàng

The moon hangs in the sky.

This page is part of the free Chinese character explorer from Casey Foundation Chinese School — a Saturday community Chinese school in Narre Warren, Victoria, serving Berwick, Cranbourne, Hallam and families across Melbourne's southeast. New students get a free trial lesson.