The component 月
Components describe visible parts of written forms. Some are independent characters; others are contextual shapes.
The visible 月 shape
A literal modern shape. Moon and flesh-derived shapes can look similar; graphical containment does not decide their origin.
2 direct occurrences across pilot records.
- Radical
- 靑
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 日
- Strokes
- 8
Structure & connections
0.10Shape description
⺆ encloses 二 from above · the same shape in all seven regional standards (China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, North Korea, Vietnam)
Source notation ^⿵⺆二$(GHTJKPV)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.
Retained descriptions & scope
^⿵⺆二$(GHTJKPV)
All alternatives are retained. Only the first description drives component search and graphical links. Counts describe this snapshot, not frequency. Evidence and method.