Read Edit View history 初月 chūyuè crescent moon Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 初月 chūyuè crescent moon A thin, curved moon appearing at the beginning of the lunar month; same as 新月 xīnyuè first lunar month The first month of the lunar year, specifically used in certain historical or formal contexts to avoid using the word 正月 zhēngyuè Frequency Written text 0.034 per million Cross-References Same as 新月 xīnyuè正月 zhēngyuè Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
初月 chūyuè crescent moon A thin, curved moon appearing at the beginning of the lunar month; same as 新月 xīnyuè first lunar month The first month of the lunar year, specifically used in certain historical or formal contexts to avoid using the word 正月 zhēngyuè Frequency Written text 0.034 per million Cross-References Same as 新月 xīnyuè正月 zhēngyuè Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)