| 月 |
yuè chū | start of month / early in the month |
| 月 |
yuè | moon / month / monthly / CL:个,轮 |
| 初 |
chū | (bound form) at first; initially / (bound form) first; early / (bound form) (in lunar calendar dates, before numerals 1–10) days 1 to 10 of a month, as in 初三 "the third" |