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The “木” component

mù · (bound form) tree

Found in 395 indexed Chinese characters.

Characters containing 木

xiū

to rest

lái

Chinese character

dāi

foolish

zào

chirping of birds

kùn

to trap

sòng

surname Song

chuáng

bed

wèi

not yet

tip

běn

(bound form) root; stem

zhá

thin piece of wood used a writing tablet (in ancient China)

shù

method

zhū

surname Zhu

surname Piao

duǒ

flower

(bound form) machine; mechanism

xiǔ

rotten

stab

shā

to kill; to slay; to murder; to attack

mixed

quán

authority

gān

stick

chā

fork of a tree

shān

China fir

low stool

surname Li

xìng

apricot

cái

material

cūn

village

sháo

(literary) handle of a spoon or ladle

zhàng

a staff

birchleaf pear (tree)

Qi, a Zhou Dynasty vassal state

shù

to bind

gàng

coffin-bearing pole (old)

tiáo

strip

yáng

surname Yang

headboard

miǎo

the limit

háng

surname Hang

bēi

cup

jié

(bound form) hero

dōng

Chinese character

gǎo

high

yǎo

dark and quiet

chǔ

pestle

handle or shaft (of an axe etc)

zhù

shuttle of a loom

sōng

loose

bǎn

board

extremely

gòu

to construct

used in 枇杷[pi2pa5]

wǎng

to twist

fāng

Santalum album

to separate

the coconut tree

dǒu

square base for Chinese flagstaff

zhěn

(bound form) pillow

lín

(bound form) woods; forest

ruì

tenon

méi

classifier for small objects: coins, badges, rings, carved seals, chess pieces, eggs, fingerprints etc (more formal than 個|个[ge4])

guǒ

fruit

zhī

branch

cōng

fir tree

shū

(bound form) hinge; pivot (usu. fig.)

type of oak

jiǎn

bamboo conduit

chéng

door post

qiāng

gun

fēng

maple (genus Acer)

xiāo

owl

(of plants) withered

píng

chess-like game

zhǐ

(orange)

xiāo

(archaic) hollow of a tree

jià

to support

jiā

cangue (wooden collar like stocks used to restrain and punish criminals in China)

gǒu

bent

Chinese character

tuó

main beam of roof

líng

Eurya japonica

bǐng

handle or shaft (of an axe etc)

zhōng

used in 柊葉|柊叶[zhong1ye4]

bǎi

cedar

mǒu

some

gān

large tangerine

seven (banker's anti-fraud numeral)

rǎn

to dye

róu

soft

zhè

a thorny tree

xiá

cage

yòu

pomelo (Citrus maxima or C. grandis)

guì

cupboard

tuò

watchman's rattle

zhà

oak

níng

used in 檸檬|柠檬[ning2meng2]

foundation

chá

to research

jiù

bier

(literary) branch; stem; stalk

nài

Chinese pear-leaved crab-apple

zhù

pillar

liǔ

surname Liu

chái

firewood

shān

Chinese character

chēng

tamarisk

shì

old variant of 柿[shi4]

zhī

gardenia

shān

fence

biāo

mark

zhàn

a wooden or bamboo pen for sheep or cattle

zhì

comb

lóng

(literary) window

dòng

classifier for houses or buildings

capital (of column)

oak

lán

fence

shù

tree

shuān

bottle stopper

to perch

(literary) cold; chilly

guā

Juniperus chinensis

xiào

(bound form) school; college

used in 栩栩[xu3xu3]

zhū

tree trunk

gǒng

post

kǎo

chinquapin (Castanopsis fargesii and other spp.), genus of evergreen trees

lǎo

basket

yàng

manner

pit

gēn

root

square

zāi

to plant; to grow

luán

surname Luan

jié

(emperor of Xia dynasty)

héng

pole plate

guì

surname Gui

táo

peach

guàng

woven wood and bamboo utensil

wéi

mast

kuàng

frame (e.g. door frame)

àn

(legal) case

ān

Eucalyptus globulus

juàn

Chinese character

zhuō

table

zhì

fetters

tóng

tree name (variously Paulownia, Firmiana or Aleurites)

sāng

surname Sang

huán

Chinese soapberry (Sapindus mukurossi)

Platycodon grandiflorus

jiù

Tallow tree

forking branch

ráo

radius (anatomy)

zhēn

evergreen shrub

dàng

(bound form) shelves (for files); pigeonholes

alder

qiáo

bridge

huà

(botany) birch (genus Betula)

guì

Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis)

jiǎng

oar; paddle

zhuāng

stump; stake; pile

suō

horse chestnut

used in 榲桲|榅桲[wen1po5]

beam

tǒng

bucket

jué

rafter

Chinese character

gǎn

Chinese character

liáng

Liang Dynasty (502-557)

tǐng

a club (weapon)

méi

plum

bāng

watchman's rattle

braces (med.)

Chinese catalpa (Catalpa ovata), a tree that serves as a symbol of one's hometown and whose wood is used to make various items

zhī

Chinese character

gěng

branch

xiāo

Chinese character

shāo

tip of branch

qín

Chinese ash (Fraxinus chinensis)

Sterculia platanifolia

pear

suō

(textiles) shuttle

ladder

xiè

appliance

shū

to comb

táo

dunce

lái

used in 棶木|梾木[lai2 mu4]

lián

to thresh (using a flail)

jiǎn

to check

líng

(bound form) a (window) lattice; latticework

Chinese character

mián

generic term for cotton or kapok

chess

gùn

stick; rod; truncheon

bàng

stick

zōng

palm

péng

shed

dòng

Chinese character

táng

cherry-apple

Kerria japonica

fán

Chinese character

zhàn

Chinese character

sēn

(bound form) densely wooded

chuí

to flog

léng

arris; edge

Chinese character

classifier for trees, cabbages, plants etc

lái

Chinese character

zhào

oar (archaic)

guān

coffin

fēn

aromatic wood

guǒ

outer coffin

chair

chóu

species of tree resistant to cold weather

liáng

used in 椋鳥|椋鸟[liang2niao3]

zhí

to plant

zhuī

hammer; mallet (variant of 槌[chui2])

Zelkowa acuminata

jiāo

pepper

cabinet

qiàn

wooden tablet

luó

Chinese character

zhī

used in 檳椥|槟椥[Bin1 zhi1]

pèng

used in 椪柑[peng4gan1]

tuǒ

ellipse

(bound form) coconut palm

duàn

Chinese linden (Tilia chinensis)

shèn

Chinese character

chuán

beam

椿chūn

Chinese toon (Toona sinensis)

zhā

fell trees

yáng

Chinese character

fēng

Chinese character

xiē

wedge

jiàn

material (such as rocks, earth, bamboo etc) used to hastily repair a dike

mào

Cydonia japonica

(tree)

liàn

Melia japonica

léng

square beam

nán

Machilus nanmu

méi

lintel

xuàn

to block (a hat)

zhēn

Chinese character

oar (archaic)

chǔ

Broussonetia kasinoki

còu

Chinese character

Chinese character

kǎi

model

qiū

Catalpa

yíng

pillar

lóu

house with more than 1 story

pǐn

classifier for roof beams and trusses

gài

(bound form) general; approximate

lǎn

(bound form) olive

wēn

used in 榲桲|榅桲[wen1po5]

elm

chèn

Sterculia plantanifolia

palm tree

Zeikowa acuminata

xiè

Chinese character

láng

tall tree (archaic)

róng

Rong, another name for Fuzhou 福州[Fu2 zhou1]

Chinese character

zhēn

(bound form) hazelnut tree (Corylus heterophylla)

bǎng

notice or announcement

fěi

Torreya nucifera

zhà

to press

sǔn

(cabinetmaking) tenon

xiè

pavilion

róng

Chinese character

cuī

rafter (classical)

wēn

Chinese character

liú

pomegranate

què

footbridge

couch

榿

Chinese character

gǎo

Chinese character

gǎo

dried up (wood)

pán

wooden tray

shuò

long lance

gòu

Chinese character

chuí

mallet

qiāng

Chinese character

chá

a raft made of bamboo or wood

huái

Chinese scholar tree (Sophora japonica)

gàng

Chinese character

gāo

water pulley

kǎn

banister

zuì

Chinese character

bīn

betel palm (Areca catechu); betel nut

zhū

Quercus glanca

lián

Chinese character

guǒ

Chinese character

maple

Mongolian oak (Quercus dentata)

jiǎng

Chinese character

kāng

empty space inside a building

cáo

trough

槿jǐn

Hibiscus syriacus

zhuāng

Chinese character

Chinese character

cōng

Chinese character

manjack or cordia (genus Cordia)

liáng

Chinese character

lóu

Chinese character

chū

simaroubaceae

chēng

pillar

biāo

Chinese character

jiū

surname Jiu

shū

Chinese character

zhāng

camphor

to imitate

yàng

Chinese character

Osmanthus fragrans

héng

horizontal

qiáng

boom

yīng

cherry

qiáo

firewood

Chinese character

shù

Chinese character

huà

Chinese character

zūn

goblet

yuè

shade of trees

gǎn

used in 橄欖|橄榄[gan3lan3]

qiāo

sled

ráo

Chinese character

qiáo

Chinese character

mandarin orange (Citrus reticulata)

chéng

orange tree

jué

a peg

Chinese character

xiàng

oak

tuǒ

Chinese character

zhū

Zelkova acuminata

héng

Chinese character

chú

wardrobe

old variant of 櫓|橹[lu3]

yuán

Citrus medica

shū

old variant of 鍬|锹[qiao1]

tán

sandalwood

yǐn

tool used for shaping wood (old)

dispatch

qín

used in 林檎[lin2qin2]

yán

eaves

léi

logs rolled down in defense of city

dàng

Chinese character

Phellodendron amurense

guì

Chinese character

qíng

instrument for straightening bows

jiǎn

Chinese character

lǐn

cross-beam

chá

Chinese sassafras

méng

used in 檸檬|柠檬[ning2meng2]

táo

Chinese character

tái

Chinese character

bīn

Chinese character

fringe flower (Loropetalum chinense), evergreen shrub

níng

Chinese character

jiàn

Chinese character

guì

Chinese character

kuí

Chinese character

Chinese character

Chinese character

zhì

Chinese character

yuán

Chinese character

Chinese character

chú

Chinese character

Chinese character

zhū

Chinese character

niè

Chinese character

Chinese character

yīng

Chinese character

lán

Chinese character

quán

Chinese character

luán

Chinese character

lǎn

Chinese character

líng

Chinese character

to bathe

(artificial) stream; canal; drain; ditch (CL:條|条[tiao2])

name of a river

xiāng

each other

cereal

zhù

Chinese character

rice

shēn

Chinese character

niè

guidepost

chá

tea

róng

glory

niè

new shoot growing from cut branch or stump

cǎi

to pick

xián

Chinese character

xián

enclosure

to gather

Chinese character