Keyword
beginning
- the first day of the lunar month
- Frequency
- #3297
- Strokes
- 10
Readings
shuò
Mnemonic
月 (moon) gives the meaning and 月 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
朔
beginning; first day of lunar month; north
扑朔迷离
impossible to unravel; confusing
王朔
Wang Shuo (1958-), Chinese writer, director and actor
朔州市
Shuozhou, prefecture-level city in Shanxi Province 山西省 (ShānxīShěng)
阳朔县
Yangshuo, a county in Guilin City 桂林市 (GuìlínShì), Guangxi
朔望
the new moon; the first day of the lunar month
朔日
first day of the lunar month
朔月
new moon; first day of the lunar month
朔风
north wind
朔城区
Shuocheng, a district of Shuozhou City 朔州市 (ShuòzhōuShì), Shanxi
正朔
first day of the first lunar month; (old) calendar promulgated by the first emperor of a dynasty