Phonosemantic compound. 月 represents the meaning and 屰 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
朔
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
朔
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
朔
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
朔
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
朔
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
朔
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
朔
Clerical
Xin dynasty (9-23 AD)
朔
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
朔
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
朔
Regular
Modern
Chinese
朔 [shuò]
beginning; first day of lunar month; north
Japanese
noun
- first day of the month
- first ten days of the lunar month
noun
- new moon
- first day of the lunar month
- next year's calendar and decrees (in ancient China; distributed by the Emperor at year's end)
first day of the month; the first of the month
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
朔 けんさく
Kensaku given name
朔 こよみ
Koyomi female given name
朔 さく
Saku female given namesurname
朔 はじめ
Hajime given name
CHINESE WORDS (25)
扑朔迷离 [pūshuòmílí] #31,635
impossible to unravel
扑朔迷离 [pūshuòmílí] #31,635
impossible to unravel
王朔 [WángShuò] #20,858
Wang Shuo (1958-), Chinese writer, director and actor
阳朔 [Yángshuò] #28,857
Yangshuo county in Guilin 桂林[Guìlín], Guangxi
阳朔 [Yángshuò] #28,857
Yangshuo county in Guilin 桂林[Guìlín], Guangxi
朔州 [Shuòzhōu] #39,963
Shuozhou prefecture level city in Shanxi 山西
朔望 [shuòwàng] #62,871
the new moon
朔州市 [Shuòzhōushì] #48,448
Shuozhou prefecture level city in Shanxi 山西
朔风 [shuòfēng] #50,110
north wind
朔风 [shuòfēng] #50,110
north wind
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JAPANESE WORDS (13)
⭐ 一日 [いちにち] #1,098
one day
⭐ 1日 [ついたち] #23,382
first day of the month
月立ち [つきたち] #102,402
first day of the month
八朔 [はっさく] #111,665
Hassaku orange (Citrus hassaku)
朔風 [さくふう] #113,404
north wind
朔望 [さくぼう] #179,861
first and fifteenth days of the lunar month (corresponding to new moon and full moon)
視告朔 [こうさく] #189,581
ceremony where the Emperor would inspect the records of attendance and absence of officials
正朔 [せいさく] #212,825
beginning of the month or the year
初朔日 [はつついたち]
first day of the second month
晦朔 [かいさく]
last and first days of the month
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KOREAN WORDS (1)