Meaning
tree; wood
Chinese: 树木、木材。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “mu” becomes a different word in each tone. 木 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 木头mù touwood; log (; (fig.) blockhead; dolt
- 树木shù mùtree
- 麻木má mùnumb; insensitive; apathetic
- 木材mù cáiwood
- 木板mù bǎnslab; board; plank
Example Sentence
院子里种着几棵高大的树木。Yuàn zi lǐ zhòng zhe jǐ kē gāo dà de shù mù.A few tall trees are planted in the yard.
院子Yuàn zicourtyard里lǐinside种zhòngseed着zhe(ongoing action)几jǐsmall table棵kēM for plants高大gāo dàtall的deof树木shù mùtree。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
A pictograph of a tree: the vertical stroke is the trunk, the upper strokes are branches and the lower strokes are roots. It means ‘tree’ or ‘wood’.
A way to remember it
Trunk in the middle, branches reaching up, roots spreading down.