Spot 月
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Meaning clue
月 component
yuè · moon; month; body
A component that can point to the moon and calendar, or act as a body-related form in many characters.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 月
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Use the meaning clue
Use 月 to guess the broad meaning area: moon; month; body.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue月Meaning clue
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the whole character's meaning to decide whether 月 is a calendar clue or a body clue.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
Each card keeps 月 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
有=
朝=
龺
期=
其
服=
+卩+又
且=
+一
青=
龶
望=
亡+王
甩=
+乚
阴=
阝
刖=
+刂
明=
日
朋=
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 月 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
没有méiyǒu
haven't
HSK 3.0 · L1明年míngniánnext year
HSK 3.0 · L1明天míngtiāntomorrow
HSK 3.0 · L1男朋友nánpéngyouboyfriend
HSK 3.0 · L1女朋友nǚpéngyougirlfriend
HSK 3.0 · L1朋友péngyoufriend
HSK 3.0 · L1小朋友xiǎopéngyǒuchild
HSK 3.0 · L1星期xīngqīweek
HSK 3.0 · L1星期日xīngqīrìSunday
HSK 3.0 · L1星期天xīngqītiānSunday
HSK 3.0 · L1衣服yīfuclothes
HSK 3.0 · L1有yǒuto have
HSK 3.0 · L1