CHINESE CHARACTER

木 (mù): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

mù

tree; wood, lumber; wooden

HSK 54 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

木

Primary radical

木 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 木.

十 · 八

Visible components

木 is decomposed as ⿻十八.

STROKES · 4

Write 木 in 4 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 木

木头mùtou

HSK 5 · wood; log; (fig.) blockhead; dolt

树木shùmù

HSK 5 · tree

木材mùcái

HSK 6 · wood

麻木mámù

HSK 7-9 · numb; insensitive; apathetic

木匠mùjiàng

HSK 7-9 · carpenter

木偶mù’ǒu

HSK 7-9 · puppet

Examples using 木

木头

木头会漂浮。

Mù tou huì piāo fú。

Wood floats.

树木

树木开始抽芽。

Shù mù kāi shǐ chōu yá。

The trees are beginning to bud.

木材

木材可燃。

Mù cái kě rán。

Wood burns.

FAQ

What does 木 (mù) mean in Chinese?

tree; wood, lumber; wooden

How do you write 木 in stroke order?

木 has 4 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 木?

木 is the radical in 木. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 木?

木头 (mùtou): wood; log; (fig.) blockhead; dolt; 树木 (shùmù): tree; 木材 (mùcái): wood.