péng

A friend, companion, peer. Now composed of two moons; but it has nothing to do with 月 yuè, the radical of classification in Kang Hsi, but comes from an ancient primitive  fèng representing the tail of the phoenix, and by extension meaning the bird itself, now written 凤. The character 朋 was then changed in pronunciation to péng, and taken to mean friend, because the phoenix draws all other birds after it; or two birds together, therefore friend. (Chalfant) 鹏 péng, was a fabulous bird, the roc, from which the 朋 may have denved its pronunciation of péng.

Compounds

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yuè

The moon, is the radical, No.74. A picture of the crescent moon completely visible (compare 夕 xī No. 14)

The word for moon is shaped like a crescent. Also means month since ancient calendar are based on the lunar cycle.
Compounds
月饼 yuèbǐng – moon cake
月亮 yuèliang – moon
月票 yuèpiào – monthly ticket (buspass, train ticket, etc.)

Months of the year

一月 yīyuè – January
二月 èryuè – February
三月 sānyuè – March
四月 sìyuè – April
五月 wŭyuè – May
六月 liùyuè – June
七月 qīyuè – July
八月 bāyuè – August
九月 jiŭyuè – September
十月 shíyuè – October
十一月 shíyīyuè – November
十二月 shíèryuè – December

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