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木 4 strokes

木 mù — tree; wood

4 strokes · radical 木 · HSK 2

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A way to remember it

A trunk with branches above and roots below. Two of them side by side make 林, a wood; three make 森, a forest.

A picture that makes the shape stick — not a claim about the character’s history.

A trunk with branches above and roots below.

Words it turns up in

木头树木

Lists it belongs to

一二三人 Your first 20 characters 20 characters 日月山水 Characters that are still pictures 24 characters

Characters near this one

万 wàn 丈 zhàng 三 sān 上 shàng 下 xià 与 yǔ 个 gè 义 yì

Quick check — what does 木 mean?

Reading that mentions 木

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