Radical 03 月yuè, the moon

Radical 03 月yuè, the moon

"Tonight will be a crescent moon, there are still a few days before the full moon! "

  

Since ancient times the Chinese have a close relationship with the moon. The Chinese use a lunar calendar named陰曆Yīnlì
which  refers to the movement of the Moon around the Earth, each loop equals about 29 ~ 30 days so 12 lunar months are 354 days a year. For this reason, the Chinese new year usually falls in February, corresponding generally to Westerners' Carnival party .

 In addition, each month when the Moon is full, the Chinese celebrate with a heavenly ceremony offering food and burning incense for their ancestors and their divinities, since they believe that all this can bring good luck.

 Therefore, the Moon is called 月亮Yuèliàng, and each lunar cycle is一個月 Yī gè yuè "monthly." In everyday life many words are composed from the character月yuè:
l  月 票 Yuèpiào monthly subscription, bus train ...
l  月 薪 Yuèxīn monthly salary

l  月 曆Yuèlì  calendar

 

 

 

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Derivation 1.宵Xiāo, night

“When night comes, Ms. Moon enters silently into my house, how wonderful ! “

Dear children, have you ever been followed by the moon when you are going to the gym or cinema? Have you ever noticed the Moon followes you everywhere? With this wonderful concept Chinese ancestors created this ideogram 宵Xiāo which means "night."

On the fifteenth day of January in the lunar calendar when the full Moon enters into the new year, all Chinese celebrate. That day is called元宵節Yuánxiāo jié “ Lantern Festival. “ During the Lantern Festival, in China and Taiwan lanterns of various shapes and sizes are hung in the street, attracting  countless  visitors. Children carry the lanterns that they made by themselves around the streets. They are always extremely excited.
 
 Translated by Neil Berry

Radical 02 夕Xī, sunset

 

Radical 02-1 夕Xī, sunset


" Look! The Sun is going down below the horizon. It's the time of the sunset ... the Sun is covered by mountains, it's time for coming home and rest ! "

 

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In the original form of the character夕Xī  we can see the Sun, hidden partially by mountain, the pictogram is representing clearly the Sun in half. Along with the character Yang becomes夕陽 Xīyán "sunset" is also used in the sense of evening:1.朝夕 Zhāoxì “morning e evening” , 2.前夕Qiánxī “the evening before ”

 

 

Derivation 1. 汐Xì, tides

 

“ Watch out ! It's the time that the sea rises ... it's nice to see that Sunset is high in the sky ! “

  

Have you ever been to a beach, and watched as the water, at a certain time rises higher and after some time it goes away leaving the beach?

Every day it repeats this cycle, it never stops. This phenomenon is called潮汐 "tide." 

 

 

The rise and fall of sea levels is caused by the effect of gravity from the Moon and the Sun. The Chinese call tidal changes during the day 潮Cháo,the evening is called 汐Xì and collectively as the 潮汐CháoXì.      http://kidshoubo.jimdo.com/

 

 

 

 

    

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Radical 01 日Rì, the sun

Radical 01 日Rì, the sun

“ Look! There is a nice large sun.
Today will be a beautiful day! ”

"The radical日Rì is representing the Sun, which compound words are 日出 Rì chū " sunrise ".  日Rì is used in most of the words which means "day, daily:"

 

 1.   日常Rì cháng  daily life
 

 2.   日子Rì zi  day

  3.   日記 Rì jì  diary

 

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Derivative 1. 早zǎo, morning

" The sun is just climbing up on the horizon ! In the morning, all creatures begin their activities ... " 

The character 早zǎo is derived from the radical 日Rì.It means "morning" for example 早餐Zǎocān “ breakfast”, or 早操 Zǎocāo  "gymnastics of mornings."   In China, in the morning people greet each other with the words 早安Zǎo ān "good day."

 Translated by Neil Berry