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  muk6   jyutping
  mu4   pinyin
[1] [n] tree [2] wood; lumber; timber [3] made of wood; wooden [4] simple; honest [5] senseless; benumbed; dull [6] [n] coffin

Stroke count: 4
Level: 1
Radical: (#75)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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This word has been viewed 17284 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 18th Jul 2009 06:49

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detail  muk6 gwaa1   = papaya; paw paw
detail  syu6 muk6  shu4 mu4 = trees
detail  muk6 baan2  mu4 ban3 = wooden board; plank
detail  do1 syu6 muk6  duo1 shu4 mu4 = wooded
detail  zoeng6 muk6  xiang4 mu4 = oak
detail  muk6 kau4   = cricket (lit., "wood ball")
detail  gam1 muk6 seoi2 fo2 tou2  jin1 mu4 shui3 huo3 tu3 = the five elements: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth
detail  muk6 coi4  mu4 cai2 = lumber, timber
detail  muk6 laan4  mu4 lan2 = magnolia, Mulan
detail  muk6 sing1   = Jupiter
detail  muk6 taan3  mu4 tan4 = charcoal
detail  doek3 muk6 niu5  zhuo2 mu4 niao3 = woodpecker
detail  soeng1 muk6  xiang1 mu4 = parquet
detail  muk6 paai4  mu4 pai2 = raft
detail  muk6 fat6  mu4 fa2 = raft
detail  muk6 ji5  mu4 er3 = wood ear (fungus)
detail  gun3 muk6  guan4 mu4 = bush; brush; shrub
detail  muk6 min4  mu4 mian2 = kapok (cotton); bigeye (fish)
detail  muk6 sat1   = phylloxera (plant lice); [粵] bedbugs (as beds were formerly made of wood)
detail 槿  muk6 gan2   = rose of Sharon
detail  muk6 syu4*2  mu4 shu3 = cassava; tapioka; manioc
detail  muk6 jyu4*2   = dried bonito; dried skipjack
detail  muk6 hau2 muk6 min6   = pudding faced
detail  muk6 hong1  mu4 kang1 = sawdust
detail  muk6 sat1   = wood louse, bedbug (as beds were formerly made of wood)
detail  zou6 muk6 zoeng6  zuo4 mu4 jiang4 = a carpenter by trade
detail  muk6 uk1   = a wooden hut, a frame house
detail  muk6 uk1 keoi1  mu4 wu1 qu1 = a squatter/log cabin area
detail  dau3 muk6   = to do woodwork
detail  dau3 muk6 lou2   = a carpenter
detail  syun4 zyun2 muk6 maa5  xuan2 zhuan3 mu4 ma3 = merry-go-round; roundabout; carousel
detail  muk6 maa5  mu4 ma3 = wooden horse
detail  jau4*2 muk6  you2 mu4 = teak; teakwood (also 油木)
detail  muk6 liu6*2  mu4 liao4 = timber
detail  sing4 duk6 muk6 zau1  cheng2 du2 mu4 zhou1 = to ride a canoe
detail  jap6 muk6 saam1 fan1  ru4 mu4 san1 fen1 = written in a forceful hand; penetrating; profound
detail  jyun4 jing4 muk6 coi4  yuan2 xing2 mu4 cai2 = log
detail  muk6 kam4  mu4 qin2 = xylophone, marimba
detail  muk6 naai5 ji1  mu4 nai3 yi1 = mummy (preserved corpse)
detail  muk6 ngau5  mu4 ou3 = puppet, marionette, wooden image, carved figure
detail  muk6 zoeng6*2  mu4 jiang4 = carpenter
detail  muk6 faai3  mu4 kuai4 = (wooden) block
detail  muk6 gung1  mu4 gong1 = woodwork; carpentry; woodworker; carpenter
detail  muk6 muk6 duk6 duk6   = to describe somebody as being dull or boring
detail  muk6 tung2  mu4 tong3 = cask
detail  muk6 ngaa5  mu4 wa3 = shingle
detail  muk6 zai3  mu4 zhi4 = wooden
detail  muk6 tau4  mu4 tou5 = log; wood; timber
detail  tou4 faa1 sam1 muk6  tao2 hua1 xin1 mu4 = mahogany
detail  duk6 muk6 zau1  du2 mu4 zhou1 = a canoe
detail  wu1 muk6  wu1 mu4 = ebony
detail  gaai1 muk6   = Chinese pistache
detail  geoi2 muk6  ju3 mu4 = beech
detail  saan1 wu4 tou4 muk6  shan1 hu2 tao2 mu4 = hickory
detail  zoeng1 muk6  zhang1 mu4 = camphorwood
detail  long6 muk6   = a seesaw
detail  muk6 maa5 beng6 duk6  mu4 ma3 bing4 du2 = a Trojan horse (type of computer virus)
detail  muk6 ngaan4 sik1 bat1   = coloured pencils
detail  muk6*1 zeoi2  mu4 zui3 = fool; idiot; dork
detail  jau4*2 muk6   = teakwood (also 柚木)
detail  gun1 muk6  guan1 mu4 = coffin
detail  taan4 hoeng1 muk6   = [n] sandalwood
detail  kiu4 muk6  jiao1 mu4 = arbor
detail  muk6 bo1 lo4  mu4 bo1 luo2 = jackfruit
detail  muk6 fu4 jung4  mu4 fu2 rong2 = [botany] cotton rose (Hibiscus mutabilis)
detail  lam4 muk6  lin2 mu4 = forest; woods
detail  muk6 faa3 sek6  mu4 hua4 shi2 = petrified wood (lit., "wood turned to stone")
detail  muk6 ziu1 jau4  mu4 jiao1 you2 = [chem.] wood tar
detail  muk6 git3 kau3  mu4 jie2 gou4 = [architecture] timber structure; wood construction
detail  muk6 hei3  mu4 qi4 = wooden furniture; wooden articles
detail  muk6 jin4  mu4 ran2 = stupefied
detail  muk6 si1  mu4 si1 = wood wool
detail  muk6 zat1 sou3  mu4 zhi2 su4 = lignin; lignine
detail  sap6 nin4 syu6 muk6  shi2 nian2 shu4 mu4 = it takes ten years to grow a tree (...but a hundred for a person)
detail  tou2 muk6  tu3 mu4 = building; construction
detail  muk6 tiu4 dei6 baan2   = parquet
detail  daai6 luk1 muk6   = a large penis (lit., "a big piece of wood")
detail  jat1 luk1 muk6   = stiff/wooden in speech; mumbling; stammering
detail  jat1 luk1 muk6 gam2   = rather dull, simple, stupid
detail 西  mak6 sai1 go1 tou4 faa1 sam1 muk6   = Swietenia humilis (Mexican mahogany)
detail  muk6 mui4 gwai3   = Ipomoea tuberosa (wooden rose)
detail  muk6 zuk1   = Bambusa rutila (Muk bamboo)
detail  gun3 muk6 lam4   = scrubland
detail  baak6 muk6   = Excoecaria japonica (lit., "white wood")
detail  hoeng1 gong2 muk6 laan4  xiang1 gang3 mu4 lan2 = Magnolia championi (Hong Kong magnolia)
detail  wong4 ngau4 muk6   = Cratoxylum cochinchinense (yellow cow wood)
detail  faat3 muk6 duk6   = daydreaming; idling about
detail  duk6 muk6 bat1 sing4 lam4  du2 mu4 bu4 cheng2 lin2 = one person cannot handle all the tasks by himself
detail  caam3 muk6  shan1 mu4 = pine wood; Chinese fir wood
detail  zip3 gwat1 muk6  jie1 gu3 mu4 = elderberry
detail  muk6 man4  mu4 wen2 = wood grain
detail  muk6 jiu4*2   = wooden paddle
detail  muk6 coi4 hong4   = a lumberyard
detail  cou2 muk6  cao3 mu4 = grasslands and forests; vegetation; flora
detail  hoeng1 muk6  xiang1 mu4 = incense wood
detail  jyun4 lam4 syu6 muk6   = garden plants
detail  zuk1 muk6  zhu2 mu4 = bamboo and wood
detail  muk6 ngoi4 ngoi4   = stupid, "wooden"
detail  muk6 hoeng1  mu4 xiang1 = medicinal herb; costus root, aucklandia
detail  muk6 gim3  mu4 jian4 = wooden sword
detail  maa4 muk6  ma2 mu4 = numb
detail  san4 muk6  shen2 mu4 = a secular tree; very old tree
detail  cou2 muk6 gaai1 bing1  cao3 mu4 jie1 bing1 = to feel surrounded by enemies
detail  muk6 gat1 taa1  mu4 ji2 ta1 = acoustic guitar
detail  muk6 git3 taa1   = acoustic guitar
detail  ngoi4 joek6 muk6 gai1  dai1 ruo4 mu4 ji1 = transfixed, dumbstruck, dumb as a wooden chicken
detail  cyu5 muk6 coeng4  zhu4 mu4 chang3 = timber depot; timber yard; lumber yard
detail  fung6 wong4 muk6  feng4 huang2 mu4 = Flame of Forest (Tree); Delonix Regica
detail  muk6 kek6  mu4 ji1 = clogs
detail  geoi3 muk6 gaa3*2  ju4 mu4 ​jia4​ = sawhorse
detail  fung1 muk6  feng1 mu4 = maple
detail  muk6 min6  mu4 mian4 = expressionless; blankly stare
detail  muk6 duk6  mu4 du2 = 1. expressionless 2.slow-witted; sluggish; slow; phlegmatic
detail  sat6 muk6  shi2 mu4 = solid wood, nature wood
detail  aat3 suk1 muk6  ya1 suo1 mu4 = compressed wood
detail  muk6 syun4  mu4 chuan2 = a wooden boat
detail  zau6 muk6  jiu4 mu4 = to die; entering one's coffin
detail  daai6 hing1 tou2 muk6  da4 xing1 tu3 mu4 = undertake a large construction project
detail  muk6 haai4  mu4 xie2 = sabot: a wooden shoe worn in various European countries
detail  zik1 muk6  ji1 mu4 = toy building blocks
detail  muk6 baan2  mu4 ban3 = printing block
detail  muk6 zat1 bou6 dou6 gun2  mu4 zhi2 bu4 dao3 guan3 = [botany] xylem vessel
detail  baak6 muk6 ji5  bai2 mu4 er3 = tremella
detail  gaai1 muk6 si1  jia1 mu4 si1 = Jiamusi (city in Heilongjiang)
detail  gaak3 ji5 muk6  ge2 er3 mu4 = Ge'ermu (city in Qinghai)
detail  gat1 muk6 naai5  ji2 mu4 nai3 = Jimunai (place in Xinjiang)
detail  gat1 muk6 saat3 ji5  ji2 mu4 sa4 er3 = Jimusa'er (place in Xinjiang)
detail  naam4 muk6 lam4  nan2 mu4 lin2 = Namling (place in Tibet)
detail  nei4 muk6  ni2 mu4 = Nimu (place in Tibet)
detail  taap3 lei5 muk6  ta3 li3 mu4 = the Tarim Basin in southern Xinjiang
detail  muk6 bun2 zik6 mat6  mu4 ban3 zhi2 wu4 = [botany] xylophyta; woody plant
detail 便  siu2 bin6 muk6  xiao3 bian4 mu4 = Turpinia cochinchinensis (lit., "urine tree")
detail  fo2 jim6 muk6   = Spathodea campanulata (African tulip tree)
detail  muk6 ngau5 kei4 jyu6 gei3   = Pinocchio
detail  muk6 jan4 zong1  mu4 ren2 zhuang1 = wooden dummy
detail  tit3 muk6 zan1 daa2 zai2   = sweat profusely
detail  jyun4 muk6 kau4 jyu4  yuan2 mu4 qiu2 yu2 = attempt the impossible
detail  naam4 muk6  nan2 mu4 = Chinese cedar; Chinese giant redwood
detail  wu1 lou5 muk6 cai4  wu1 lu3 mu4 qi2 = Urumqi
detail  ging1 tong4 muk6  jing1 tang2 mu4 = gavel block
detail  muk6 zi2 mei5  mu4 zi5 mei3 = Mu Zimei, Chinese celebrity
detail  muk6 leoi5 zong6 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6  mu4 li3 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4 = Muli Zangzu autonomous county (county in Sichuan)
detail  aa3 laai1 muk6 tou4  a1 la1 mu4 tu2 = Almaty
detail  hung2 muk6 baak3 kei4  kong3 mu4 bai3 qi2 = Kee Hongmuck
detail  muk6 cyun1  mu4 cun1 = Kimura (common Japanese name)

Showing 1 example containing 木
detail 木橈只有撐船
How can we use a mere one-feet long paddle to punt the boat?

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