木
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 charactersThe free plan shows 9 characters per HSK level (60/117 characters of this radical).
HSK 1· 9 characters
HSK 1本
root
机
machine
条
(measure word for fish, roads, etc.)
来
to come
杯
cup, glass
果
fruit
树
tree
校
school
样
style; design; pattern
HSK 2· 6 characters
HSK 2末
end, last
板
board; plank; plate
查
to check; to look up
检
to inspect; to check
椅
chair
楚
clear; distinct
HSK 3· 9 characters
HSK 3木
tree, wood
术
method, technique
杂
messy, miscellaneous
李
Li (a common Chinese surname)
材
material, raw material
村
village
束
bunch; bundle (measure word)
极
extremely
架
rack; stand; frame
HSK 4· 9 characters
HSK 4未
not yet
权
power, authority
松
loose, relaxed
构
structure, framework
林
forest
案
table, desk
梦
dream, to dream
梯
ladder, stairs
森
lush, dense
HSK 5· 9 characters
HSK 5朵
measure word for flowers
杀
to kill
析
to analyze, to separate
枪
gun, a long-barreled weapon for firing bullets
染
to infect, to catch (a disease)
柜
cabinet; cupboard
柴
firewood
柿
persimmon (tree, fruit)
核
kernel, core, seed
HSK 6· 9 characters
HSK 6杆
pole, beam
杰
outstanding, eminent
枝
branch (measure word)
柱
supporting post
栏
fence, pen, enclosure
档
document, file
梁
beam, roof beam
梅
plum blossom; plum tree
械
implement; machine
HSK 7-9· 9 characters
HSK 7-9朱
deep red, vermilion
朴
plain, simple
朽
rotten, decayed
杖
stick, cane
杜
Du (a surname)
杠
horizontal bar
杨
poplar (willow, white poplar)
杭
name of the city Hangzhou
枉
wronged, unjustly treated
Vocabulary with the 木 radical
597 wordsWords 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).
the same; alike
to come out
to come back; to return
school
mobile phone, cell phone
classroom building; teaching building
root
notebook
airport
what kind of; what sort of
to turn off (a machine)
so it turns out; as it turns out
driver
same; alike; likewise
afterward; later
weekend
if
to bring; to bring along
extremely; exceedingly
to come up; to move up
to come down
World Cup (the international football tournament)
bookshelf
ever; all along; up to now
since (a point in time up to now)
price
to come through; to carry over (of sound)
generally, usually
to go upstairs
to go downstairs, to go down the stairs
strict
medical checkup; general health examination
to dream, to dream of
to meet the requirement, to pass
pattern, design, motif
diverse, rich and varied
bookcase
desk
a short note
analyze
arrival, coming
screenplay; script
motive, driving reason
the North Pole, the Arctic region
South Pole (the southernmost point of the Earth)
exactly alike; identical
not up to much, mediocre
human rights
office building
to come, to arrive
crisis
ATM (automated teller machine)
floor
coming from outside; foreign; alien
all, every one, without exception
to generalize mechanically
to play chess (e.g. chess, Chinese chess)
specialty counter, dedicated sales counter (in a department store or supermarket)
column
jungle, dense forest
two habitats (usually for animals that live both on land and in water)
individual case, isolated incident
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.