月份
yuèfèn · HSK 2
month
📅 月份 = 月 (moon/month) + 份 (portion) — a portion of months
月 means moon and by extension month (lunar cycle). 份 means a share or portion. Together 月份 literally reads as a month-portion, used when referring to a specific month or months in general.
月 — pictograph of crescent moon
月 is a pictograph of a crescent moon, chosen over a full circle to distinguish it from 日 (sun). The inner strokes originally depicted the moon's shadow or markings. As a radical it often relates to the moon, time, or (via a lookalike form of 肉 'flesh') body parts.
份 — person 亻+ divide 分
份 combines the person radical 亻with 分 (fēn, 'divide'), which provides both meaning and sound. Originally a variant used for a person's share or portion, it came to mean a 'part,' 'share,' or 'copy' (as of a document), and now serves as a measure word for portions and copies.