木

mù

(bound form) tree

surname Mu; (bound form) wood; unresponsive; numb; wooden

a picture of 木 → a tree, trunk up, roots down

The ancient form showed a vertical trunk, spreading branches above, and roots below. Over time it flattened into 木, but the tree structure is still there if you look.

十+八→木

这把椅子是用木头做的。

zhè bǎ yǐ zi shì yòng mù tou zuò de。

This chair is made of wood.

他站在冷风里,手脚都冻木了。

tā zhàn zài lěng fēng lǐ, shǒu jiǎo dōu dòng mù le。

He stood in the cold wind until his hands and feet were numb.

Words with 木

乌鲁木齐

wū lǔ mù qí

see 烏魯木齊市|乌鲁木齐市[Wu1 lu3 mu4 qi2 Shi4]

有木有

yǒu mù yǒu

(slang) come on, you can't deny it!

软木

ruǎn mù

cork

木柴

mù chái

firewood

木棍

mù gùn

wooden stick

草木

cǎo mù

vegetation

大兴土木

dà xīng tǔ mù

to carry out large scale construction

红木

hóng mù

red wood

塔里木

tǎ lǐ mù

the Tarim Basin in southern Xinjiang

枕木

zhěn mù

railroad tie

木片

mù piàn

flat piece of wood

木棉

mù mián

cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)

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