Radical family

木 radical character index

mù · wood; tree

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388 indexed characters

Characters are grouped by total stroke count so you can narrow the family the same way a traditional radical index works.

4

4 strokes

1 character
木mù

wood

5

5 strokes

6 characters
本běn

root, origin, source

未wèi

not yet

末mò

end, final, last

朮shù

skill, art

术shù

skill, art

札zhá

letter, note

6

6 strokes

9 characters
杀shā

to kill, to murder, to slaughter

权quán

authority, power, right

朵duǒ

cluster of flowers

杂zá

mix, blend

朿cì

thorn, sting, prickle

机jī

desk

朴pǔ

plain, simple

朽xiǔ

decayed, rotten

朱zhū

cinnabar, vermilion

7

7 strokes

19 characters
来lái

to arrive, to come, to return

条tiáo

clause, condition

极jí

extreme, top

村cūn

village, hamlet

杆gān

cane, pole, stick

束shù

to bind, to control, to restrain

杓biāo

wooden cup, ladle, or spoon

材cái

timber

杈chā

pitchfork

杜dù

to prevent, to restrict, to stop

杠gāng

pole, bar

李lǐ

plum

杩mà

headboard

杞qǐ

willow, medlar tree

杉shān

various species of pine and fir

杌wù

tree stump

杏xìng

apricot

杨yáng

willow, poplar, aspen

杖zhàng

cane, walking stick

8

8 strokes

35 characters
杯bēi

cup, glass

枪qiāng

gun, rife

板bǎn

board, plank

枚méi

the stalk of a shrub, the trunk of a tree

松sōng

pine tree

枝zhī

branches, limbs

枣zǎo

date tree

枨chéng

jamb, door stop

杵chǔ

pestle

枞cōng

fir tree

東dōng

east, eastern, eastward

枓dǒu

capital, base

枋fāng

sandalwood

枫fēng

maple tree

杲gǎo

brilliant, shining

构gòu

to compose, to make

柜guì

cabinet, cupboard, wardrobe

果guǒ

fruit, nut

杭háng

ford

枧jiǎn

spout, bamboo tube

杰jié

hero

枥lì

oak tree

林lín

forest, grove

杪miǎo

twig, branch tip

杷pá

loquat tree

枇pí

loquat tree

枘ruì

a handle for a tool

枢shū

door hinge

枉wǎng

useless, in vain

析xī

to split wood

枭xiāo

owl

枒yā

coconut tree

杳yǎo

dark, mysterious, obscure

枕zhěn

pillow

杼zhù

scrub oak

9

9 strokes

46 characters
某mǒu

some, someone

查chá

to investigate, to examine, to look into

架jià

frame, rack, stand

树shù

tree

栋dòng

ridge-beam

标biāo

mark, sign, symbol

染rǎn

dye

栏lán

fence, railing, balustrade

柏bǎi

cypress, cedar

柄bǐng

handle, lever, knob

柽chēng

willow, tamarisk

柢dǐ

root, base

柑gān

tangerine, loose-skinned orange

枸gǒu

a kind of aspen found in Sichuan

枷jiā

the stocks, a cangue scaffold

柬jiǎn

card, letter, invitation, note

柩jiù

bier, coffin

柯kē

axe-handle, bough, stalk

枯kū

dried out, withered, decayed

栎lì

chestnut-leaved oak

柃líng

Eurya japonica

柳liǔ

willow tree

栊lóng

cage, pen

栌lú

sumac

柰nài

crab-apple tree

柠níng

lemon

枰píng

smooth board

柒qī

seven

柔róu

soft, supple

柵zhà

fence, grid, palisade

柿shì

persimmon

柁duò

the main beam of a house

柝tuò

a watchman's rattle

柙xiá

a cage or pen for wild animals

枵xiāo

empty

枼yè

table

柚yòu

grapefruit, pomelo

柞zhà

beech, oak

栅zhà

fence, grid, palisade

栈zhàn

warehouse

柘zhè

cudrania, mulberry

栀zhī

jasmine

枳zhǐ

trifoliate orange

栉zhì

comb

柊zhōng

holly

柱zhù

to lean on

10

10 strokes

47 characters
根gēn

root, basis, foundation

格gé

form, pattern, standard

样yàng

form, pattern, shape, style

桥qiáo

bridge

档dàng

shelve, frame

核hé

core, kernel

桩zhuāng

stake, post

桃táo

peach

栽zāi

to cultivate, to plant, to tend

株zhū

root, stump

框kuāng

door

桨jiǎng

paddle, oar

桉ān

eucalyptus

案àn

file, legal case

梆bāng

a watchman's rattle

柴chái

firewood, faggots, fuel

栱gǒng

stake, post

栝guā

a builder's frame for measuring

桄guāng

coir-palm

桂guì

cassia, cinnamon

桧guì

Chinese cypress, Chinese juniper

桁héng

the cross-beams of a roof

桦huà

a type of birch tree

桓huán

variety of tree

桀jié

chicken roost

桔jú

orange, tangerine

桕jiù

tallow tree

桊juàn

ash tree

栲kǎo

mangrove

栳lǎo

basket

栗lì

chestnut tree

栾luán

varnish tree

栖qī

perch, roost, to stay

桤qī

alder

桡ráo

radius, forearm

桑sāng

mulberry tree

栓shuān

cork, peg, stopper

梃tǐng

stalk, wooden club

桐tóng

Chinese wood-oil tree, Vernicia fordii

桅wéi

a ship's mast

校xiào

school

栩xǔ

oak tree

桠yā

tree fork

栴zhān

sandalwood

桢zhēn

hardwood

桎zhì

shackles, fetters, handcuffs

桌zhuō

table, stand, desk, counter

11

11 strokes

30 characters
梦mèng

dream

桶tǒng

bucket, pail, tub

梨lí

pear

梳shū

brush, comb

梢shāo

the tip of a branch

梣cén

Chinese ash

梵fàn

Buddhist, Sanskrit

桴fú

beam, rafter

桿gān

cane, pole, stick

梗gěng

stem, branch

梏gù

handcuffs, manacles

检jiǎn

to check, to examine, to inspect

桷jué

rafter

梾lái

dogwood

梿lián

flail

梁liáng

bridge

棂líng

carved or patterned window sills

梅méi

plum

桲po

quince

桼qī

the varnish tree

桫suō

horse chestnut

梭suō

a weaver's shuttle

梼táo

wood block

梯tī

ladder, steps, stairs

條tiáo

clause, condition

梧wú

Chinese parasol tree, Sterculia platanifolia

梟xiāo

owl

械xiè

weapons

梔zhī

jasmine

梓zǐ

Catalpa ovata

12

12 strokes

43 characters
棒bàng

stick, club

棵kē

measure word for trees

棉mián

cotton

棍gùn

stick, cudgel

棋qí

chess

椆chóu

a species of tree resistant to cold weather

楮chǔ

mulberry

棰chuí

to whip, to flog

棣dì

cherry

棟dòng

ridge-beam

椟dú

cabinet, closet, wardrobe

棥fán

railing, fence, enclosed place

棻fēn

sandalwood

棼fén

rafters

棺guān

coffin

椁guǒ

outer-coffin

棘jí

jujube tree

極jí

extreme, top

楗jiàn

latch, crossbar

椒jiāo

pepper, spice

椐jū

Zelkowa acuminata

棶lái

dogwood

榔láng

betel-nut tree

棱léng

squared timber

椋liáng

fruit

椤luó

tree

棚péng

shack, shed

椪pèng

Machilus nanmu, a variety of evergreen

棲qī

perch, roost, to stay

棄qì

to abandon, to discard, to reject

椠qiàn

wooden tablet

森sēn

forest

棠táng

crabapple tree

椭tuǒ

elliptical, oval-shaped

椰yē

palm tree, coconut tree

椅yǐ

chair, seat

棗zǎo

date tree

棧zhàn

warehouse

棹zhào

oar

椥zhī

used in 檳椥|槟椥[Bin1 zhi1]

植zhí

tree, plant

椎chuí

spine, vertebra

棕zōng

hemp palm

13

13 strokes

36 characters
楼lóu

multi-story building

槎chá

raft

榇chèn

coffin

楚chǔ

clear, distinct

椽chuán

beams, rafters, supports

槌chuí

hammer, mallet

椿chūn

Chinese toon tree

椴duàn

aspen, poplar

楓fēng

maple tree

概gài

generally, probably, approximately

楛hù

coarse, crude

槐huái

locust tree

楫jí

paddle, oar

榉jǔ

a type of elm tree

榘jǔ

rule, regulation

楷kǎi

the normal style of Chinese handwriting

榄lǎn

olive

楞léng

used for Ceylon in Buddhist texts

楝liàn

Melia japonica

榈lǘ

palm tree

楙mào

Cydonia japonica

楣méi

crossbar

楠nán

Machilus nanmu

榀pǐn

classifier for roof beams and trusses

楸qiū

Mallotus japonicus

椹shèn

chopping board

榅wēn

pillar

楔xiē

to wedge

楦xuàn

shoe last

楊yáng

willow, poplar, aspen

業yè

business, profession

楹yíng

pillar, column

榆yú

elm tree

楂zhā

raft

楨zhēn

hardwood

楱zòu

14

14 strokes

31 characters
榨zhà

to press for juice

榜bǎng

placard, notice, announcement

槟bīn

betel-nut, areca nut

榱cuī

rafter

榧fěi

a type of yew tree

槓gàng

pole, bar

槔gāo

pulley

槀gǎo

draft, manuscript

槁gǎo

to wither

構gòu

to compose, to make

槨guǒ

outer-coffin

槛kǎn

threshold, door frame

樆lí

rowan, mountain ash

槤lián

flail

榴liú

pomegranate

模mó

model, pattern, standard

槃pán

tray

榿qī

alder

槍qiāng

gun, rife

榷què

footbridge

榕róng

banyan tree

榮róng

glory, honor

槊shuò

spear, lance

榫sǔn

mortise and tenon

榻tà

bed, cot, couch

榲wēn

pillar

榍xiè

榭xiè

pavilion, kiosk

榛zhēn

hazelnut

槠zhū

oak tree

槜zuì

white plum

15

15 strokes

27 characters
横héng

horizontal, across

槽cáo

trough, manger

標biāo

mark, sign, symbol

樗chū

Ailanthus tree

樅cōng

fir tree

樊fán

railing, fence, enclosed place

橄gǎn

olive

槲hú

a type of oak tree

樺huà

a type of birch tree

槳jiǎng

paddle, oar

槿jǐn

hibiscus

樛jiū

bent limbs or branches

槺kāng

warehouse, large room

樂lè

cheerful, happy, laughing

樑liáng

bridge

樓lóu

multi-story building

槭qī

maple tree

樯qiáng

mast, boom, yard-arm

樞shū

door hinge

樘táng

pillar, post, door frame

橢tuǒ

elliptical, oval-shaped

橡xiàng

chestnut oak

樣yàng

form, pattern, shape, style

樱yīng

cherry, cherry blossom

樟zhāng

camphor tree

橥zhū

a wooden peg, post, or stick

樁zhuāng

stake, post

16

16 strokes

21 characters
橙chéng

orange

橱chú

cabinet, cupboard, wardrobe

橫héng

horizontal, across

機jī

desk

橘jú

orange, tangerine

橛jué

stake, post

橹lǔ

oar, scull

樸pǔ

plain, simple

橇qiāo

a sledge for transportation

樵qiáo

firewood

橋qiáo

bridge

檎qín

a small red apple

檠qíng

lamp stand

橈ráo

radius, forearm

樹shù

tree

橐tuó

bag, sack

樨xī

sweet olive

檃yǐn

a tool used to sharpen wood

橼yuán

citrus

樾yuè

the shade of a tree

樽zūn

goblet, jar, jug

17

17 strokes

12 characters
檗bò

tree

檔dàng

shelve, frame

檜guì

Chinese cypress, Chinese juniper

檢jiǎn

to check, to examine, to inspect

檑léi

a log trap used to defend a city

檩lǐn

cross-beam, ridge-pole

檬méng

a type of locust tree

橾shū

the axle hole in the center of a wheel

檀tán

sandalwood, hardwood

檄xí

to order, to dispatch

檐yán

the eaves of a house

櫛zhì

comb

18

18 strokes

10 characters
檳bīn

betel-nut, areca nut

檫chá

Sassafras tzumu

櫃guì

cabinet, cupboard, wardrobe

檵jì

fringe flower

檻kǎn

threshold, door frame

櫆kuí

Polaris, the north star

櫚lǘ

palm tree

檸níng

lemon

檯tái

platform

檮táo

wood block

19

19 strokes

5 characters
櫥chú

cabinet, cupboard, wardrobe

櫟lì

chestnut-leaved oak

櫓lǔ

oar, scull

櫞yuán

citrus

櫫zhū

a wooden peg, post, or stick

20

20 strokes

4 characters
櫸jǔ

a type of elm tree

櫪lì

oak tree

櫱niè

stump, sprout

蘖niè

stump, sprout

21

21 strokes

2 characters
欄lán

fence, railing, balustrade

櫻yīng

cherry, cherry blossom

22

22 strokes

1 character
權quán

authority, power, right

23

23 strokes

1 character
欒luán

varnish tree

25

25 strokes

1 character
欖lǎn

olive

28

28 strokes

1 character
欞líng

carved or patterned window sills

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