Wood Radical (木) — Characters, Meaning and Practice Worksheet
木 is the wood radical. It appears in 88 of the most common Chinese characters — these 12 are the ones worth learning first, and the worksheet below gives every one of them a pinyin header, a stroke-by-stroke model and blank Tianzige grids to copy into.
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What does 木 mean?
Wood radical · 木 mù · 4 strokes · wood; tree
It usually appears anywhere — left, right, top or bottom. The Origin column below shows what each character's parts do — many take their meaning from the radical, some take their sound from the other half.
Shapes: 木
木 itself: A tree
12 common characters with 木
Ranked by how often they appear in real written Chinese. Every character links to its own page with a stroke-order animation and example words.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 样 | yàng | [measure word for some material objects] type, sort | 羊 supplies the sound |
| 本 | běn | (one’s) own; this, current | A tree 木 with its roots highlighted |
| 机 | jī | machine | A table 几 made of wood 木; 几 also provides the pronunciation |
| 相 | xiāng | each other | To stare 目 at a tree 木, meaning to observe |
| 果 | guǒ | fruit | Fruit 田 growing on a tree 木 |
| 条 | tiáo | [measure word for things of a long and thin shape (e.g. string and river), pieces of writing (e.g. news, suggestions and regulations), or human life] | |
| 术 | shù | way, practice; (surgical) operation | |
| 根 | gēn | [measure word for long and slender objects] | 艮 supplies the sound |
| 极 | jí | extremely | 及 supplies the sound |
| 集 | jí | gather, collect; centre on | Birds 隹 flocking on a tree 木 |
| 校 | xiào | school | 交 supplies the sound |
| 权 | quán | power, authority; right | 雚 supplies the sound |
Related Radicals
- 方Square radical · fāng13 common characters · square; direction
- 日Sun radical · rì46 common characters · sun; day
- 月Moon radical · yuè13 common characters · moon; month; flesh
- 欠Lack radical · qiàn13 common characters · to owe; to lack; to yawn
- 止Stop radical · zhǐ9 common characters · to stop; a foot
- 殳Spear radical · shū9 common characters · a spear; a weapon
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