Chinese symbol for “moonlight”
月光
yuè guāng
moonlight
The closest CC-CEDICT match for moonlight is 月光 (yuè guāng), defined as: moonlight.
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 “moonlight”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 月色 | yuè sè | moonlight |
| 兼差 | jiān chāi | to moonlight; side job |
| 月华 (月華) | yuè huá | moonlight |
| 炒更 | chǎo gēng | to moonlight |
| 朠 | yīng | (archaic) moonlight |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 月光.
| 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 |
| 阳光 (陽光) | yáng guāng | sunshine; (of personality) upbeat; energetic |
| 曝光 | bào guāng | to expose (photography); (fig.) to expose (a scandal) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “moonlight”.
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.