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Chinese characters for “yue”

24 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.

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First tone

yuē

约

yuē

treaty, covenant, agreement

6 strokes · HSK 3.0 L4

曰

yuē

to speak

4 strokes · HSK 3.0 L7-9

cockroach

treaty, covenant, agreement

to measure

Fourth tone

yuè

月

yuè

moon

4 strokes · HSK 3.0 L1

越

yuè

to exceed, to surpass, to transcend

12 strokes · HSK 3.0 L3

halberd, battle-axe

cutting off the feet as a form of punishment

mountain peak

contented, gratified, pleased

10 strokes

悦

yuè

contented, gratified, pleased

broad-axe

to examine, to inspect

10 strokes

跃

yuè

to skip, to jump, to frolic

Cantonese

Cantonese

broad-axe

to examine, to inspect

the shade of a tree

mountain peak, summit

flute

to boil, to soak

to skip, to jump, to frolic

21 strokes

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月yuè

moon

越yuè

generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods

the moon

approximately

to economize

to make an appointment

appointment

mooncake

to read

month

Chinese characters for “yue”

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