正月
Old HSK 6
正月 (Zhēngyuè) · first month of the lunar year
正月 (Zhēngyuè) means “first month of the lunar year”. It is written with 2 characters: 正 (straight) + 月 (month). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 正月 is built
The characters
正 zhèng · straight
What 正 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 止zhǐ — to stop
- 上shàng — up
- ⺊ — structural part
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 上shàng — up
Origin hint: A foot 止 stopping in the right place 一 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
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)
Example sentences
正月十五是元宵节。Zhēngyuè shíwǔ shì yuánxiāojié.The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the Lantern Festival.
正月里大家都走亲戚。Zhēngyuè lǐ dàjiā dōu zǒuqīnqī.In the first lunar month everyone visits relatives.
Questions about 正月
What does 正月 mean?
正月 (Zhēngyuè) means “first month of the lunar year”.
How do you pronounce 正月?
正月 is pronounced Zhēngyuè.
Which HSK level is 正月?
正月 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 正在zhèngzàiin the process of
- 真正zhēnzhèngreal
- 正常zhèngchángnormal
- 正好zhènghǎojust right
- 正确zhèngquècorrect
- 正是zhèngshìto be exactly
- 反正fǎnzhènganyway
- 正式zhèngshìformal
- 改正gǎizhèngto correct
- 端正duānzhèngupright
Learn 正月 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 232: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.