Radical no. 754 strokes

The radical

Wood, tree

Memory hook

A tree trunk with roots and branches

The radical (read ) 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.

Practise the 木 radical

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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

běn

root

machine

tiáo

(measure word for fish, roads, etc.)

lái

to come

bēi

cup, glass

guǒ

fruit

shù

tree

xiào

school

yàng

style; design; pattern

HSK 2· 6 characters

HSK 2

end, last

bǎn

board; plank; plate

chá

to check; to look up

jiǎn

to inspect; to check

chair

chǔ

clear; distinct

HSK 3· 9 characters

HSK 3

tree, wood

shù

method, technique

messy, miscellaneous

Li (a common Chinese surname)

cái

material, raw material

cūn

village

shù

bunch; bundle (measure word)

extremely

jià

rack; stand; frame

HSK 4· 9 characters

HSK 4

wèi

not yet

quán

power, authority

sōng

loose, relaxed

gòu

structure, framework

lín

forest

àn

table, desk

mèng

dream, to dream

ladder, stairs

sēn

lush, dense

HSK 5· 9 characters

HSK 5

duǒ

measure word for flowers

shā

to kill

to analyze, to separate

qiāng

gun, a long-barreled weapon for firing bullets

rǎn

to infect, to catch (a disease)

guì

cabinet; cupboard

chái

firewood

shì

persimmon (tree, fruit)

kernel, core, seed

HSK 6· 9 characters

HSK 6

gān

pole, beam

jié

outstanding, eminent

zhī

branch (measure word)

zhù

supporting post

lán

fence, pen, enclosure

dàng

document, file

liáng

beam, roof beam

méi

plum blossom; plum tree

xiè

implement; machine

HSK 7-9· 9 characters

HSK 7-9

zhū

deep red, vermilion

plain, simple

xiǔ

rotten, decayed

zhàng

stick, cane

Du (a surname)

gàng

horizontal bar

yáng

poplar (willow, white poplar)

háng

name of the city Hangzhou

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
yàng

the same; alike

出来
chūlái

to come out

回来
huílái

to come back; to return

学校
xuéxiào

school

手机
shǒu

mobile phone, cell phone

教学楼
jiàoxuélóu

classroom building; teaching building

běn

root

本子
běnzi

notebook

机场
chǎng

airport

什么样
shénmeyàng

what kind of; what sort of

关机
guān

to turn off (a machine)

原来
yuánlái

so it turns out; as it turns out

司机

driver

同样
tóngyàng

same; alike; likewise

后来
hòulái

afterward; later

周末
zhōu

weekend

如果
guǒ

if

带来
dàilái

to bring; to bring along

…极了
le

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
lái

since (a point in time up to now)

价格
jià

price

传来
chuánlái

to come through; to carry over (of sound)

一般来说
bānláishuō

generally, usually

上楼
shànglóu

to go upstairs

下楼
xiàlóu

to go downstairs, to go down the stairs

严格
yán

strict

体检
jiǎn

medical checkup; general health examination

做梦
zuòmèng

to dream, to dream of

及格

to meet the requirement, to pass

图案
àn

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
fēn

analyze

到来
dàolái

arrival, coming

剧本
běn

screenplay; script

动机
dòng

motive, driving reason

北极
běi

the North Pole, the Arctic region

南极
nán

South Pole (the southernmost point of the Earth)

一模一样
yàng

exactly alike; identical

不怎么样
zěnmeyàng

not up to much, mediocre

人权
rénquán

human rights

写字楼
xiělóu

office building

前来
qiánlái

to come, to arrive

危机
wēi

crisis

取款机
kuǎn

ATM (automated teller machine)

地板
bǎn

floor

外来
wàilái

coming from outside; foreign; alien

一概
gài

all, every one, without exception

一概而论
gàiérlùn

to generalize mechanically

下棋
xià

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
liǎng

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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