Ancient carved pictogram that became 木

THE RADICAL SHED

The tree radical

Radical · trees, wood, things built of wood

木

A tree with branches. Two of them make a woods; three make a forest.

14 of the 121 characters that carry it

Tap a character to open its word family. The shared part is doing the same job in every one.

来B1
来láito come出来chūláito come out过来guòláito come over回来huíláito come back; to return
机B1
飞机fēijīairplane手机shǒujīcell phone; mobile phone机场jīchǎngairport机票jīpiàoplane ticket
本B1
本běnmeasure word for books; root本子běnzinotebook笔记本bǐjìběnnotebook; laptop课本kèběntextbook
条B1
面条儿miàntiáornoodles条tiáoclassifier for long thin things; strip条件tiáojiàncondition油条yóutiáodeep-fried breadstick
样B1
怎么样zěnmeyànghow about; how is it那样nàyàngthat kind; that way这样zhèyànglike this; this way一样yíyàngsame; alike
果B1
苹果píngguǒapple水果shuǐguǒfruit如果rúguǒif; in case果汁guǒzhīfruit juice
校B1
学校xuéxiàoschool校园xiàoyuáncampus校长xiàozhǎngschool principal; headmaster夜校yèxiàoevening school
杯B1
杯子bēizicup; glass干杯gānbēito drink a toast; cheers奖杯jiǎngbēitrophy cup
椅B1
椅子yǐzichair轮椅lúnyǐwheelchair
桌B1
桌子zhuōzitable; desk
楼B2
楼lóubuilding; floor楼梯lóutīstairs; staircase楼道lóudàocorridor阁楼gélóuattic; loft
查B3
查cháto check; to look up检查jiǎncháto check; to inspect查看chákànto check; to examine查找cházhǎoto search for; to look up
极B3
极jíextremely; utmost积极jījíactive; positive极其jíqíextremely消极xiāojínegative
树B3
树shùtree树林shùlínwoods; grove树木shùmùtrees (in general)树立shùlìto set up
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