HSK 1 · Days & dates

月

yuè

month; moon

Stroke order of 月

月 is written with 4 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

A crescent moon '月' with two lines of shadow — the moon, and one month.

Parts: pictograph of a crescent moon

Example sentence

我的生日是三月。

My birthday is in March.

Words with 月

月亮moon 月份month

More words: Days & dates

今天today 明天tomorrow 昨天yesterday 后天day after tomorrow 前天day before yesterday 天day; sky 日day (of the month); sun 号day of month; number 年year 今年this year 明年next year 去年last year 星期week 星期日Sunday 星期天Sunday 新年New Year 生日birthday

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