初月 chūyuè crescent moon Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents chūyuè crescent moon 初 chū locativenoun beginning (bound form) the early part of a time period; at the start of a year, month, or season月 yuè noun moon (bound form) the moon; lunarchūyuè first lunar month 初 chū adjective first first in order; primary; the first of a series月 yuè noun month month; a time unit based on the cycle of the moon, twelve of which make a year; also used for monthly occurrences or payments