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A rectangular window framing the moon, with two horizontal bars for the craters. 月 means both Moon and Month — the moon's cycle gives us months.
A rectangle with two bars inside — like a window at night, framing the moon. The two horizontal lines are the lunar maria, the dark seas on the moon's surface. 月 means MOON in the sky and MONTH in the calendar. Ancient calendars were lunar — one full moon cycle equals one month.
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