元朔 yuánshuò the first day of the lunar year Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents yuánshuò the first day of the lunar year 元 yuán noun first (bound form) first; primary; original; such as in 元旦 yuándàn朔 shuò new moon (bound form) the first day of the lunar month; the new moonyuánshuò origin 元 yuán noun basic (bound form) basic; fundamental; constituent; such as in 元素 yuánsù朔 shuò beginning (bound form) beginning; startyuánshuò Yuanshuo era 元 yuán noun era (literary) era; the first year of a reign朔 shuò new moon (bound form) the first day of the lunar month; the new moon