木 (muk6 | mu4) : tree; wood

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木

muk6

mu4

[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: 木 (#75)

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

木

Don't confuse with:
本

This word has been viewed 17225 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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木瓜 muk6 gwaa1 = papaya; paw paw

樹木 syu6 muk6 shu4 mu4 = trees

木板 muk6 baan2 mu4 ban3 = wooden board; plank

多樹木 do1 syu6 muk6 duo1 shu4 mu4 = wooded

橡木 zoeng6 muk6 xiang4 mu4 = oak

木球 muk6 kau4 = cricket (lit., "wood ball")

金木水火土 gam1 muk6 seoi2 fo2 tou2 jin1 mu4 shui3 huo3 tu3 = the five elements: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth

木材 muk6 coi4 mu4 cai2 = lumber, timber

木蘭 muk6 laan4 mu4 lan2 = magnolia, Mulan

木星 muk6 sing1 = Jupiter
See all 145 compounds (CantoDict reports 155 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 1 example containing 木

個木橈只有一尺長，點用嚟撐船呀粵
How can we use a mere one-feet long paddle to punt the boat?

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Decimal representation of this word: 木
Unicode code for this character: U+6728 (off-site link)

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