农历
Old HSK 6
农历 (nónglì) · lunar calendar
农历 (nónglì) means “lunar calendar; Chinese calendar”. It is written with 2 characters: 农 (agriculture) + 历 (history). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 农历 is built
The characters
农 nóng · agriculture
What 农 is made of
- 冖mì — cover
Origin hint: Simplified form of 農, tilling the field 田 with a hoe 辰 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
历 lì · history
What 历 is made of
- 厂chǎng — "cliff" in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27)
- 力lì — power
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: 厤 gives the meaning, 力 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
春节是农历新年。Chūnjié shì nónglì xīnnián.Spring Festival is the lunar New Year.
今天是农历八月十五。Jīntiān shì nónglì bāyuè shíwǔ.Today is the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month.
Questions about 农历
What does 农历 mean?
农历 (nónglì) means “lunar calendar; Chinese calendar”.
How do you pronounce 农历?
农历 is pronounced nónglì.
Which HSK level is 农历?
农历 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 农村nóngcūncountryside
- 农民nóngmínfarmer
- 农业nóngyèagriculture
- 经历jīnglìto experience
- 简历jiǎnlìrésumé
- 历史lìshǐhistory
- 日历rìlìcalendar
- 学历xuélìeducational background
- 来历láilìorigin
- 历代lìdàisuccessive dynasties
Learn 农历 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 132: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.