moon

yuè (yue4)

Radical no. 74 · 4 strokes (74 部首 · 4 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)

2 characters
  • yuè

    moon

    HSK 1

    4 strokes

  • yǒu

    to have; there is

    HSK 1

    6 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

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