木
contributes the sense of trees · Kangxi radical 75
contributes the sense of trees, wood, and things made of wood
木 began as a simple picture of a tree: a vertical trunk with branches spreading up and roots spreading down. In the modern shape the long vertical stroke is the trunk, the horizontal stroke across it is the branches, and the two slanting legs at the bottom are the roots. When 木 sits inside a character it usually points to a tree, timber, or a wooden object — as in 札, a wooden writing tablet, or 桌, a table — and squeezed on the left it narrows into 木 with a short tucked-in last stroke, as in 柝.
木 at a glance
- Meaning
- contributes the sense of trees
- Strokes
- 4
- Characters
- 400
- Role
- Contributes meaning
- Kangxi radical
- 75
Characters with 木 (115 of 400)
HSK 1 · 6
HSK 3 · 8
HSK 4 · 10
HSK 5 · 14
HSK 6 · 13
Beyond HSK · 62
Frequently asked questions
What does the component 木 mean?
木 means "contributes the sense of trees". In the characters that contain it, it contributes meaning.
How many Chinese characters contain 木?
400 characters in this dictionary contain 木, including ones at HSK 1, HSK 2, HSK 3, HSK 4, HSK 5, HSK 6.
Is 木 a radical?
Yes — 木 is Kangxi radical 75, one of the 214 traditional indexing radicals used to organise Chinese dictionaries.
How many strokes does 木 have?
木 is written in 4 strokes.