木

mù

(bound form) tree

Radical: 木 Strokes: 4

Structure: Single componentFrequency: Common

Same radical

机本林来格树板横极松朱条

Same radical

机本林来格树板横极松朱条权术杀

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Character Decomposition

木=十+八

Etymology

A tree

Meanings

(bound form) tree

(bound form) wood

unresponsive; numb; wooden

mù

surname Mu

Mù

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Words with 木 1057 total

to fell trees (for timber)伐木fá mù vegetation · plants草木cǎo mù to be placed in a coffin; (fig.) to die就木jiù mù pit prop坑木kēng mù maple枫木fēng mù horizontal beam · wooden crossbar · thwart横木héng mù large-leaved dogwood (Cornus macrophylla)梾木lái mù wooden horse · rocking horse · vaulting horse (gymnastics) · trojan horse (computing)木马mù mǎ raspberry木莓mù méi

Idioms with 木 131 total Chain

lit. every tree or bush an enemy soldier (idiom); fig. to panic and treat everyone as an enemy · to feel beleaguered草木皆兵cǎo mù jiē bīng to carry out large scale construction大兴土木dà xīng tǔ mù

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