⽊

tree

mù (mu4)

Radical no. 75 · 4 strokes (第 75 部首 · 4 画 dì 75 bùshǒu · 4 huà)

Radical ⽊ (mù) — meaning: tree, 4 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

The tree radical originates as a pictograph depicting a tree trunk with branches and leaves, used since oracle-bone script. It represents the natural form of a tree with its main trunk and lateral branches.

Mnemonic: Remember the tree radical by picturing its four strokes as a vertical trunk with two branches sprouting from each side.

Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)

473 characters

Stroke count

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  • 橐tuó

    sack

    16 strokes

  • 橕chēng

    a prop

    16 strokes

  • 橘jú

    mandarin orange (Citrus reticulata)

    16 strokes

  • 橛jué

    old variant of 橛[jue2]

    16 strokes

  • 橧zēng

    dwelling on top of wooden stakes

    16 strokes

  • 橱chú

    wardrobe

    16 strokes

  • 橹lǔ

    old variant of 櫓|橹[lu3]

    16 strokes

  • 橼yuán

    used in 枸櫞|枸橼[ju3 yuan2] and 香櫞|香橼[xiang1 yuan2]

    16 strokes

  • 檃yǐn

    tool used for shaping wood (old)

    16 strokes

  • 檇zuì

    wooden pestle or rammer

    16 strokes

  • 檎qín

    used in 林檎[lin2 qin2]

    16 strokes

  • 檖suì

    (tree)

    16 strokes

  • 檠qíng

    instrument for straightening bows

    16 strokes

  • 檨shē

    mango

    16 strokes

  • 橾shū

    the hole in the center of a wheel accommodating the axle (archaic)

    17 strokes

  • 㯳qíng

    variant of 檠[qing2]

    17 strokes

  • 橿jiāng

    Quercus glauca

    17 strokes

  • 檀tán

    sandalwood

    17 strokes

  • 檩lǐn

    cross-beam

    17 strokes

  • 檄xí

    dispatch

    17 strokes

  • 檊gàn

    Chinese mulberry

    17 strokes

  • 檍yì

    Quercus glauca

    17 strokes

  • 檐yán

    eaves

    17 strokes

  • 檑léi

    logs rolled down in defense of city

    17 strokes

  • 檗bò

    used in 黃檗|黄檗[huang2 bo4]

    17 strokes

  • 檪lì

    old variant of 櫟|栎[li4]

    17 strokes

  • 檬méng

    used in 檸檬|柠檬[ning2 meng2]

    17 strokes

  • 檴huò

    (tree)

    17 strokes

  • 櫆kuí

    see 櫆師|櫆师[kui2 shi1] Polaris, the north star

    17 strokes

  • 台tái

    (classical) you (in letters)

    HSK 3

    18 strokes

  • 檫chá

    Chinese sassafras

    18 strokes

  • 櫡zhù

    variant of 箸[zhu4]

    18 strokes

  • 櫌yōu

    harrow

    19 strokes

  • 櫜gāo

    weapon case

    19 strokes

  • 蘖niè

    new shoot growing from cut branch or stump

    20 strokes

  • 欂bó

    rafter

    20 strokes

  • 欀xiāng

    inner lining of wooden utensils

    21 strokes

  • 欃chán

    sandalwood (Santalum album), a Nepalese tree producing valuable fragrant oil

    21 strokes

  • 欎yù

    old variant of 鬱|郁[yu4]

    22 strokes

  • 欙léi

    sedan

    25 strokes

  • 欛bà

    variant of 杷[ba4]

    25 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.

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