moon; month
Radical summary
#74
Kangxi
4
Strokes
#17
Frequency
A crescent moon stylized into a long rectangular form.
Often relates to the moon or month; it can also represent 肉 in body-related characters.
Trace the radical, simplified, traditional, and variant forms when available.
yuè
month; moon
míng
bright; clear
péng
friend
The radical 月 has two major meaning paths: moon/month and body when it represents 肉.
What is the radical in the character 朋?
