Chinese symbol for “crescent”
月牙形
yuè yá xíng
crescent
The closest CC-CEDICT match for crescent is 月牙形 (yuè yá xíng), defined as: crescent.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “crescent”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 月牙形.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 月份 | yuè fèn | month |
| 每月 | měi yuè | each month |
| 月底 | yuè dǐ | end of the month |
| 月亮 | yuè liang | the moon |
| 月初 | yuè chū | start of month; early in the month |
| 岁月 (歲月) | suì yuè | years; time |
| 牙齿 (牙齒) | yá chǐ | tooth; dental |
| 牙膏 | yá gāo | toothpaste; measure word: 管 (guǎn) |
| 形成 | xíng chéng | to form; to take shape |
See also: Japanese symbol for “crescent”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.