Wood / Tree
木 mù
The Chinese character / radical 木 mù symbolises wood or tree / plant. 木 mù is a pictographic character 象形字 . It is a pictograph 象形 of a tree with branches and roots. We get wood (also 木 mù) from trees.
So, many characters formed with the radical 木 mù are parts of a tree or applications of wood.
Here are some examples.
A group of trees 木 mù is a 森林 sēnlín (forest 林 lín )
The family name 杨 Yáng also has the radical 木 mù .
Roots 根 gēn have two radicals - 木 mù and the phonetic component 艮 gěn (also a radical).
small table 几 jǐ
A wooden 木 mù small table 几 jǐ is often used to place a machine 机 jī.
small 小 xiǎo
An interesting way to remember the character label or mark 标 biāo is as follows:
Two 二 èr small 小 xiǎo marks on the tree 木 mù indicate the label 标 biāo (mark 标 biāo).
Human 亻rén
Is the person 亻rén leaning against the tree 木 mù is resting 休 xiū?
