| 新月 | xin1 yue4 | new moon |
| 上弦 | shang4 xian2 | crescent moon |
| 月牙 | yue4 ya2 | crescent moon |
| 戟 | ji3 | halberd |
| 变小 | bian4 xiao3 | decrescent |
| 眉月 | mei2 yue4 | waxing crescent (moon) |
| 缺下去 | que1 xia4 qu4 | decrescent |
| 月城 | yue4 cheng2 | crescent-shaped barbican |
| 朏 | crescent moon | |
| 红新月 | hong2 xin1 yue4 | Red Crescent |
| 蒲瓜 | pu2 gua1 | white flowered gourd or calabash (family Crescentia) |
| 月牙形 | yue4 ya2 xing2 | crescent |
| 浪费的 | lang4 fei4 de5 | wasting |