How are months formed in Chinese
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24.08.23.
The secret is simple - all months (January, February, etc.) are built according to one, very simple principle. Let's talk about it below.
All months in Chinese are built like this: month number + word "month"
That is, you only need to be able to count from 1 to 12 and know this word - 月 (month). It is read as yuè (yue).
As you can see, the system of education for months is very simple and logical, like so much in Chinese. And even the hieroglyph of this word looks a bit like a crescent of the moon 🌙
Few examples?
But at school we have any practice. So let's try to write the first three calendar months.
一月 is january in Chinese (literally "first month")
二月 and so it will be February (literally - "second month")
Let me know in the comments how March will be.