Moon Radical (月) — Characters, Meaning and Practice Worksheet
月 is the moon radical. It appears in 13 of the most common Chinese characters — these 12 are the ones worth learning first, and the worksheet below gives every one of them a pinyin header, a stroke-by-stroke model and blank Tianzige grids to copy into.
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What does 月 mean?
Moon radical · 月 yuè · 4 strokes · moon; month; flesh
It usually appears on the left, at the bottom, or on the right. The Origin column below shows what each character's parts do — many take their meaning from the radical, some take their sound from the other half.
Shapes: 月
月 itself: A crescent moon
12 common characters with 月
Ranked by how often they appear in real written Chinese. Every character links to its own page with a stroke-order animation and example words.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 有 | yǒu | have, there be | 月 supplies the sound |
| 明 | míng | bright, light, clear; open, overt, explicit | The light of the sun 日 and moon 月 |
| 期 | qī | [measure word for things arranged by periods] issue (of a periodical) | 其 supplies the sound |
| 望 | wàng | have a look; hope | A king 王 gazing at the moon 月; 亡 provides the pronunciation |
| 服 | fú | take (medicine); be convinced, obey | A person 卩 putting on 又 a coat 月 |
| 且 | qiě | (both … ) and; even, furthermore | A stone altar |
| 青 | qīng | blue, green, cyan | |
| 朋 | péng | friend | Two people 月 walking together |
| 朝 | cháo | towards; facing | 龺 supplies the sound |
| 阴 | yīn | (of weather) overcast; negative; Yin (negative) | The place 阝 of the moon 月; compare 阳 |
| 朗 | lǎng | clear; bright | 良 supplies the sound |
| 霸 | bà | hegemon | meaning from 雨 (rain) |
Related Radicals
- 斤Axe radical · jīn10 common characters · an axe
- 方Square radical · fāng13 common characters · square; direction
- 日Sun radical · rì46 common characters · sun; day
- 木Wood radical · mù88 common characters · wood; tree
- 欠Lack radical · qiàn13 common characters · to owe; to lack; to yawn
- 止Stop radical · zhǐ9 common characters · to stop; a foot
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