正月 zhēng yuè — first month of the lunar year

Meanings

1. 1

   first month of the lunar year

   first month of the lunar year

   time word

Character breakdown

• 月

  yuè (fourth tone, falling)

  moon; month

  4 strokesRadical 月

Words containing 月

• 月yuè (fourth tone, falling)month (of the calendar)
• 月亮yuèliang (fourth tone, falling)the moon
• 月份yuè (fourth tone, falling) fèn (fourth tone, falling)month
• 岁月/歲月suì (fourth tone, falling) yuè (fourth tone, falling)years
• 上个月/上個月shàng (fourth tone, falling) gè (fourth tone, falling) yuè (fourth tone, falling)last month
• 月球yuè (fourth tone, falling) qiú (second tone, rising)the moon
• 蜜月mì (fourth tone, falling) yuè (fourth tone, falling)honeymoon
• 月底yuè (fourth tone, falling) dǐ (third tone, dipping)end of the month
• 月票yuè (fourth tone, falling) piào (fourth tone, falling)monthly ticket
• 日新月异/日新月異rì (fourth tone, falling) xīn (first tone, high and level) yuè (fourth tone, falling) yì (fourth tone, falling)daily renewal
• 月初yuè (fourth tone, falling) chū (first tone, high and level)start of month
• 月饼/月餅yuè (fourth tone, falling) bǐng (third tone, dipping)mooncake (esp. for the Mid-Autumn Festival)
• 腊月/臘月Là (fourth tone, falling) yuè (fourth tone, falling)twelfth lunar month
• 下个月/下個月xià (fourth tone, falling) gè (fourth tone, falling) yuè (fourth tone, falling)next month