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日(rì):

  1. means sun.
  2. 日is also a radical, not all characters with radical “日” are related with sun, but some are, such as “阳”。

月(yuè):

  1. means lunar.
  2. 月is also a radical, but not all characters with radical “月” are related with lunar。

日+月=明 (míng):a word means bright。