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木

mù
Radical no. 754 strokes

The 木 radical

Wood, tree

Memory hook

A tree trunk with roots and branches

The 木 radical (read mù) means wood, tree. The HSK 3.0 data contains 117 characters and 597 words built on it — learning them together is far faster than one character at a time.

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Characters with the 木 radical

117 characters

The free plan shows 9 characters per HSK level (60/117 characters of this radical).

HSK 1· 9 characters

HSK 1

本

běn

root

机

jī

machine

条

tiáo

(measure word for fish, roads, etc.)

来

lái

to come

杯

bēi

cup, glass

果

guǒ

fruit

树

shù

tree

校

xiào

school

样

yàng

style; design; pattern

HSK 2· 6 characters

HSK 2

末

mò

end, last

板

bǎn

board; plank; plate

查

chá

to check; to look up

检

jiǎn

to inspect; to check

椅

yǐ

chair

楚

chǔ

clear; distinct

HSK 3· 9 characters

HSK 3

木

mù

tree, wood

术

shù

method, technique

杂

zá

messy, miscellaneous

李

lǐ

Li (a common Chinese surname)

材

cái

material, raw material

村

cūn

village

束

shù

bunch; bundle (measure word)

极

jí

extremely

架

jià

rack; stand; frame

HSK 4· 9 characters

HSK 4

未

wèi

not yet

权

quán

power, authority

松

sōng

loose, relaxed

构

gòu

structure, framework

林

lín

forest

案

àn

table, desk

梦

mèng

dream, to dream

梯

tī

ladder, stairs

森

sēn

lush, dense

HSK 5· 9 characters

HSK 5

朵

duǒ

measure word for flowers

杀

shā

to kill

析

xī

to analyze, to separate

枪

qiāng

gun, a long-barreled weapon for firing bullets

染

rǎn

to infect, to catch (a disease)

柜

guì

cabinet; cupboard

柴

chái

firewood

柿

shì

persimmon (tree, fruit)

核

hé

kernel, core, seed

HSK 6· 9 characters

HSK 6

杆

gān

pole, beam

杰

jié

outstanding, eminent

枝

zhī

branch (measure word)

柱

zhù

supporting post

栏

lán

fence, pen, enclosure

档

dàng

document, file

梁

liáng

beam, roof beam

梅

méi

plum blossom; plum tree

械

xiè

implement; machine

HSK 7-9· 9 characters

HSK 7-9

朱

zhū

deep red, vermilion

朴

pǔ

plain, simple

朽

xiǔ

rotten, decayed

杖

zhàng

stick, cane

杜

dù

Du (a surname)

杠

gàng

horizontal bar

杨

yáng

poplar (willow, white poplar)

杭

háng

name of the city Hangzhou

枉

wǎng

wronged, unjustly treated

Vocabulary with the 木 radical

597 words

Words containing at least one character with the 木 radical, ordered by HSK level.

The free plan shows 9 words per HSK level (63/597 words of this radical).

一样
yíyàng

the same; alike

出来
chūlái

to come out

回来
huílái

to come back; to return

学校
xuéxiào

school

手机
shǒujī

mobile phone, cell phone

教学楼
jiàoxuélóu

classroom building; teaching building

本
běn

root

本子
běnzi

notebook

机场
jīchǎng

airport

什么样
shénmeyàng

what kind of; what sort of

关机
guānjī

to turn off (a machine)

原来
yuánlái

so it turns out; as it turns out

司机
sījī

driver

同样
tóngyàng

same; alike; likewise

后来
hòulái

afterward; later

周末
zhōumò

weekend

如果
rúguǒ

if

带来
dàilái

to bring; to bring along

…极了
jíle

extremely; exceedingly

上来
shànglái

to come up; to move up

下来
xiàlai

to come down

世界杯
shìjièbēi

World Cup (the international football tournament)

书架
shūjià

bookshelf

从来
cónglái

ever; all along; up to now

以来
yǐlái

since (a point in time up to now)

价格
jiàgé

price

传来
chuánlái

to come through; to carry over (of sound)

一般来说
yìbānláishuō

generally, usually

上楼
shànglóu

to go upstairs

下楼
xiàlóu

to go downstairs, to go down the stairs

严格
yángé

strict

体检
tǐjiǎn

medical checkup; general health examination

做梦
zuòmèng

to dream, to dream of

及格
jígé

to meet the requirement, to pass

图案
túàn

pattern, design, motif

多样
duōyàng

diverse, rich and varied

书柜
shūguì

bookcase

书桌
shūzhuō

desk

便条
biàntiáo

a short note

分析
fēnxī

analyze

到来
dàolái

arrival, coming

剧本
jùběn

screenplay; script

动机
dòngjī

motive, driving reason

北极
běijí

the North Pole, the Arctic region

南极
nánjí

South Pole (the southernmost point of the Earth)

一模一样
yìmúyíyàng

exactly alike; identical

不怎么样
bùzěnmeyàng

not up to much, mediocre

人权
rénquán

human rights

写字楼
xiězìlóu

office building

前来
qiánlái

to come, to arrive

危机
wēijī

crisis

取款机
qǔkuǎnjī

ATM (automated teller machine)

地板
dìbǎn

floor

外来
wàilái

coming from outside; foreign; alien

一概
yígài

all, every one, without exception

一概而论
yígàiérlùn

to generalize mechanically

下棋
xiàqí

to play chess (e.g. chess, Chinese chess)

专柜
zhuānguì

specialty counter, dedicated sales counter (in a department store or supermarket)

专栏
zhuānlán

column

丛林
cónglín

jungle, dense forest

两栖
liǎngqī

two habitats (usually for animals that live both on land and in water)

个案
gè'àn

individual case, isolated incident

主权
zhǔquán

sovereignty

Why learn vocabulary by the 木 radical?

The 木 radical hints at the meaning wood, tree. When you meet an unfamiliar character carrying it, you already know part of its meaning before reaching for a dictionary — which is why learners who know their radicals move faster.

How to study: read the memory hook, skim the 117 characters to spot the pattern, then drill the 597 words with flashcards. Spaced repetition brings each word back exactly when you need it.

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