tree

Pictograph of a tree.

Evolution

木 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
木 Bronze script Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
木 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
木 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
木 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

tree; wood, lumber; wooden; wood; coffin; simple; numb; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[bā​yīn]

 

surname Mu

Most common words with 木
Freq.
Word
Meaning

tree

木头

slow-witted

木偶

puppet

树木

tree

麻木

numb

Component uses

Meaning component in 359 characters (75 verified)

𬃊 椿 槿 榿

Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)

Iconic component in 29 characters (29 verified)

Simplified component in 1 character (1 verified)

Unknown component in 1 character (0 verified)

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese

Middle Chinese

Pinyin

Gloss

*C.mˤok

muwk

tree, wood


Statistics

HSK level 3

Appears in 29.7613% of movies

996th most common character in movies

694th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

Strokes

4

Unicode

U+6728

Shuowen

“木,冒也,冒地而生。東方之行。从屮,下象其根。”


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