nǜ

朒

Character · Noun · VerbTraditional衄

moon first appears; deficient

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

noun

appearance of the crescent moon in the east at the beginning of the lunar month; the moonlight then

archaic

An extremely rare, classical literary term.

 （
gǔ古
jí籍
lì例
jù句
 ）
yuè月
nǜ朒
 ，
jiàn见
yú于
dōng东
fāng方
 。

(Classical text example) The crescent moon, seen in the east.

Yè夜
guān观
xīng星
xiàng象
 ，
jiàn见
yuè月
chū初
zhī之
nǜ朒
 。

Observing the stars at night, one sees the first appearance of the moon.

2.

verb

to be deficient; to be insufficient; to lack

archaic

Used in classical contexts to describe a shortfall or deficit.

 （
gǔ古
jí籍
lì例
jù句
 ）
suì岁
rù入
pō颇
nǜ朒
 。

(Classical text example) The annual revenue was rather deficient.

Bīng兵
xiǎng饷
kuī亏
nǜ朒
 ，
shì士
qì气
bù不
zhèn振
 。

With military pay insufficient, morale was low.