月亮
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 3
月亮 (yuèliang) · moon
月亮 (yuèliang) means “moon”. It is written with 2 characters: 月 (month) + 亮 (bright). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 月亮 is built
The characters
月 yuè · month
What 月 is made of
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A crescent moon (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
亮 liàng · bright
What 亮 is made of
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 冖mì — cover
- 几jǐ — small table
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乙yǐ — second
Origin hint: A lit oil lamp (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
今晚的月亮很亮。Jīnwǎn de yuèliang hěn liàng.The moon is bright tonight.
你看到月亮了吗？Nǐ kàndào yuèliang le ma?Did you see the moon?
Questions about 月亮
What does 月亮 mean?
月亮 (yuèliang) means “moon”.
How do you pronounce 月亮?
月亮 is pronounced yuèliang.
Which HSK level is 月亮?
月亮 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Related words
- 月份yuèfènmonth
- 上个月shànggèyuèlast month
- 下个月xià gè yuènext month
- 月底yuèdǐend of the month
- 日新月异rìxīnyuèyìchanging with each passing day
- 岁月suìyuèyears
- 正月Zhēngyuèfirst month of the lunar year
- 月饼yuèbingmooncake
- 月yuèmonth
- 漂亮piàoliangpretty
Learn 月亮 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 74: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.