⽉

moon

yuè (yue4)

Radical no. 74 · 4 strokes (第 74 部首 · 4 画 dì 74 bùshǒu · 4 huà)

Radical ⽉ (yuè) — meaning: moon, 4 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

This radical originates from a pictograph of the moon in oracle-bone and seal script. The image was gradually simplified into a rectangle with a horizontal stroke in the middle, representing the bright face of the moon.

Mnemonic: Picture a simple rectangle with a line across the middle—that is the moon glowing round and bright in the sky.

Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)

9 characters

Stroke count

All strokes1-3 strokes4-6 strokes7-10 strokes11+ strokes

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Stroke count (default)FrequencyHSK levelRandom
  • 望wàng

    full moon

    HSK 7

    11 strokes

  • 朘zuī

    (literary) young boy's penis

    11 strokes

  • 朙míng

    old variant of 明[ming2]

    11 strokes

  • 朝cháo

    imperial or royal court

    HSK 3

    12 strokes

  • 期qī

    variant of 期[qi1]

    HSK 3

    12 strokes

  • 朠yīng

    (archaic) moonlight

    12 strokes

  • 朣tóng

    light from the rising moon

    16 strokes

  • 朦méng

    used in 朦朧|朦胧[meng2 long2]

    17 strokes

  • 胧lóng

    used in 朦朧|朦胧[meng2 long2]

    20 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.