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月moon

moon. 4 strokes. 41 characters in HSK 3.0 Levels 2 to 6 are written with it.

Meaning moonStrokes 4Characters 41Also written ⺼

How to write 月

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Stroke order chart for the 月 radical — 4 strokes

The shapes it is written in

⺼ in 33 characters, 月 in 8 characters. They are one radical: a part changes shape to fit where it sits in the character, and the dictionary gives every shape the same meaning.

What it tells you about a character

Of the 41 characters below, 26 are pictophonetic with 月 as the half that carries the meaning — the other half carries the sound. That is the use of knowing a radical: it narrows what a new character is about before you know how to say it.

The 41 characters

Print a 米字格 practice sheet for the 月 family

HSK 2 · 11

服fú期qī朋péng脚jiǎo育yù能néng脸liǎn有yǒu腿tuǐ月yuè脏zàng

HSK 3 · 6

望wàng脑nǎo背bèi胖pàng朝cháo胜shèng

HSK 4 · 5

脱tuō肚dù肥féi胸xiōng腰yāo

HSK 5 · 12

肠cháng脆cuì胆dǎn胡hú肌jī肩jiān胶jiāo肯kěn朗lǎng肤fū脾pí胃wèi

HSK 6 · 7

股gǔ肺fèi肝gān膜mó胞bāo胁xié肿zhǒng

Words they appear in

服(fú)务(wù)service, to serve
为别人做事、提供帮助
假(jià)期(qī)vacation period, break
放假的这一段时间
交(jiāo)朋(péng)友(you)to make friends
跟别人结成朋友关系
脚(jiǎo)foot, feet
身体最下面用来走路的部分
教(jiào)育(yù)education, to educate
培养人的知识和品德的过程
可(kěn)能(éng)possible, maybe
有一定发生的机会，但还不确定
老(lǎo)朋(péng)友(you)old friend
认识很久、感情深厚的朋友
脸(liǎn)face
头的前面部分，有眼睛鼻子嘴巴
能(néng)够(gòu)to be able to, can
表示具备完成某事的条件
舒(shū)服(fu)comfortable
形容身体或环境让人感到轻松愉快
所(suǒ)有(yǒu)all
指全部，没有一个例外
体(tǐ)育(yù)sports, physical education
指锻炼身体、增强体质的活动
体(tǐ)育(yù)场(chǎng)stadium
指举行体育比赛的大型场地
体(tǐ)育(yù)馆(guǎn)gymnasium
指供人室内运动比赛的建筑