Radical 75

木
← 74 Radical 75 (U+2F4A) 76 →
木 (U+6728) "tree"
Pronunciations
Pinyin:	mù
Bopomofo:	ㄇㄨˋ
Gwoyeu Romatzyh:	muh
Wade–Giles:	mu4
Cantonese Yale:	muhk
Jyutping:	muk6
Pe̍h-ōe-jī:	bo̍k
Japanese Kana:	モク moku / ボク boku (on'yomi) き ki (kun'yomi)
Sino-Korean:	목 mok
Names
Chinese name(s):	(Left) 木字旁 mùzìpáng (Bottom) 木字底 mùzìdǐ
Japanese name(s):	木偏 kihen
Hangul:	나무 namu
Stroke order animation

Radical 75 or radical tree (木部), meaning "tree", is one of the 34 Kangxi radicals (214 radicals in total) composed of 4 strokes.

In the Kangxi Dictionary, there are 1,369 characters (out of 49,030) to be found under this radical.

木 is also the 64th indexing component in the Table of Indexing Chinese Character Components predominantly adopted by Simplified Chinese dictionaries published in mainland China, with its alternative form 朩 being its associated indexing component.

In the Chinese Wu Xing ("Five Phases"), 木 represents the element Wood.

Evolution

• 
  Oracle bone script character
• 
  Bronze script character
• 
  Large seal script character
• 
  Small seal script character

Derived characters

Strokes	Characters
+0	木 朩
+1	未 末 本 札 朮 术SC (=術 -> 行 / 朮) 朰KO
+2	朱 朲 朳 朴 (also SC/variant form of 樸) 朵 朶 (=朵) 朷 朸 朹 机 (also SC form of 機 / variant form of 几 -> 几) 朻 朼 朽 朾 朿 杀SC (=殺 -> 殳) 杁JP 杂SC (=雜 -> 隹) 权SC (=權)
+3	杄 杅 杆 杇 杈 杉 杊 杋 杌 杍 李 杏 材 村 杒 杓 杔 杕 杖 杗 杘 杙 杚 杛 杜 杝 杞 束 杠 条SC/JP (=條) 杢 杣 杤JP nonstandard (=栃) 杦 杧 杨SC (=杨) 杩SC (=榪) 来SC (=來)
+4	杪 杫 杬 杭 杮 杯 杰SC/variant (=傑 -> 人) 東 杲 杳 杴 杵 杶 杷 杸 杹 杺 杻 杼 杽 松 板 枀 (=松) 极 枂 枃 构 (SC form of 構; also variant form of 枸) 枅 枆 枇 枈 枉 枊 枋 枌 枍 枎 枏 (=柟) 析 枑 枒 枓 枔 枕 枖 林 枘 枙 枚 枛 果 枝 枞SC (=樅) 枟 枠JP 枢SC/JP (=樞) 枣SC (=棗) 枤 枥SC (=櫪) 枦 (=櫨) 枧SC (=梘) 枨SC (=棖) 枩 (=松) 枪SC (=槍) 枫SC (=楓) 枬 枭SC (=梟)
+5	枡 枮 枯 枰 枱HK (=檯) 枲 枳 枴 枵 架 枷 枸 枹 枺 枻 枼 桒 枾 枿 柀 柁 柂 柃 柄 柅 柆 柇 柈 柉 柊 柋 柌 柍 柎 柏 某 柑 柒 染 柔 柕 柖 柗 柘 柙 柚 柛 柜 柝 柞 柟 柠SC (=檸) 柡 柢 柣 柤 查 柦 柧 柨 柩 柪 柫 柬 柭 柮 柯 柰 柱 柲 柳 柴 柵 柶 柷 柸 柹 (=柿) 柺 査JP (=查) 柼 柽SC (=檉) 柾 柿 栀 栁 (=柳) 栂 栃JP 栄JP (=榮) 栅SC/variant (=柵) 栆 (=棗) 标SC (=標) 栈SC (=棧) 栉SC (=櫛) 栊SC (=櫳) 栋SC (=棟) 栌SC (=櫨) 栍 栎SC (=櫟) 栏SC (=欄) 栐 树SC (=樹)
+6	栒 栓 栔 栕 栖 (also SC form of 棲) 栗 栘 栙 栚 栛 栜 栝 栞 栟 栠 校 栢 栣 栤 栥 栦 栧 栨 栩 株 栫 栬 栭 栮 栯 栰 栱 栲 栳 栴 栵 栶 样 核 根 栺 栻 格 栽 栾SC (=欒) 栿 桀 桁 桂 桃 桄 桅 框 桇 案 桉 桊 桋 桌 桍 桎 桏 桐 桑 桒 桓 桔 桕 桖 桗 桘 桙 桚 桛 桜JP (=櫻) 桝 桞 桟JP (=棧) 桠SC (=椏) 桡SC (=橈) 桢SC (=楨) 档SC (=檔) 桤SC (=榿) 桥SC (=橋) 桦SC (=樺) 桧SC/JP (=檜) 桨SC (=槳) 桩SC (=樁) 桪SC (=樳) 梠SC variant
+7	桫 桬 桭 桮 桯 桰 桱 桲 桳 桴 桵 桶 桷 桸 桹 桺 (=柳) 桻 桼 桽 桾 桿 梀 梁 梂 梃 梄 梅 梆 梇 梈 梉 梊 梋 梌 梍 梎 梏 梐 梑 梒 梓 梔 梕 梖 梗 梘 梙 梚 梛 梜 條 梞 梟 梠TC variant 梡 梢 梣 梤 梥 梧 梨 梩 梪 梫 梬 梭 梮 梯 械 梱 梲 梳 梴 梵 梶 梷 梸 梹 梺 梻 梼SC (=檮) 梽 梾SC (=棶) 梿SC (=槤) 检SC (=檢) 棁SC/HK (=梲) 棂SC (=櫺)
+8	棃 棄 棅 棆 棇 棈 棉 棊 棋 棌 棍 棎 棏 棐 棑 棒 棓 棔 棕 棖 棗 棘 棙 棚 棛 棜 棝 棞 棟 棠 棡 棢 棣 棤 棥 棦 棧 棨 棩 棪 棫 棬 棭 森 棯 棰 棱 棲 棳 棴 棵 棶 棷 棸 棹 棺 棻 棼 棽 棾 棿 椀 椁 椂 椃 椄 椅 椆 椇 椈 椉 椊 椋 椌 植 椎 椏 椐 椑 椒 椓 椔 椕 椖 椗 椘 椙 椚 椛JP 検JP (=檢) 椝SC (=槼=規 -> 見) 椞 椟SC (=櫝) 椠SC (=槧) 椡 椢SC/JP (=槶) 椣 椤SC (=欏) 椥 椦 椧KO 椨 椩 椪 椫SC (=樿) 椬 椭SC (=橢) 椮SC (=槮) 楇GB TC variant 楉SC variant
+9	椯 椰 椱 椲 椳 椴 椵 椶 (=棕) 椷 椸 椹 椺 椻 椼 椽 椾 椿 楀 楁 楂 楃 楄 楅 楆 楇Traditional variant 楈 楉TC variant 楊 楋 楌 楍 楎 楏 楐 楑 楒 楓 楔 楕 楖 楗 楘 楙 楚 楛 楜 楝 楞 楟 楠 楡Kangxi/JP (=榆) 楢 楣 楤 楥 楦 楧 楨 楩 楪 楫 楬 業 楮 楯 楰 楱 楲 楳 楴 極 楶 楷 楸 楹 楺 楻 楼SC/JP (=樓) 楽JP (=樂) 楾 楿 榀 榁 榊JP 榋 榌 榔 槌 概 榃 榄SC (=欖) 榅SC/HK (=榲) 榆 榇SC (=櫬) 榈SC (=櫚)
+10	榍 榎 榏 榐 榑 榒 榓 榕 榖 榗 榘 (=榘 -> 矢) 榙 榚 榛 榜 榝 榞 榟 榠 榡 榢 榣 榤 榥 榦 榧 榨 榩 榪 榫 榬 榭 榮 榯 榰 榱 榲 榳 榴 榵 榶 榷 榸 榹 榺 榻 榼 榽 榾 榿 槀 (=槁) 槁 槂 槃 槄 槅 槆 槇Kangxi (=槙) 槈 槉 槊 構 槍 槎 槏 槐 槑 槒 槓 槔 槕 槖 槗 様JP (=樣) 槙 槚SC (=檟) 槛SC (=檻) 槜 槝 槞JP (=櫳) 槟SC (=檳) 槠SC (=櫧) 槡 樋 樮 﨔JP nonstandard (=櫸)
+11	槢 槣 槤 槥 槦 槧 槨 槩 槪Kangxi (=概) 槫 槬 槭 槮 槯 槰 槱 槲 槳 槴 槵 槶 槷 槸 槺 槻 槼 (=規 -> 見) 槽 槾 槿 樀 樁 樂 樃 樄 樅 樆 樇 樈 樉 樊 樌 樍 樎 樏 樐 樑 樒 樓 樔 樕 樖 樗 樘 標 樚 樛 樜 樝 樞 樟 樠 模 樢 樣 樤 樥 樦 樧 樨 権JP (=權) 横SC/JP (=橫) 樫 樬 樭 樯SC (=檣) 樰 樱SC (=櫻) 橴 橡SC variant
+12	槹 (=槔) 樲 樳 樴 樵 樶 樷 (=叢 -> 又) 樸 樹 樺 樻 樼 樽 樾 樿 橀 橁 橂 橃 橄 橅 橆 (=無 -> 火) 橇 橈 橉 橊 (=榴) 橋 橌 橍 橎 橏 橐 橑 橒 橓 橔 橕 橖 橗 橘 橙 橚 橛 橜 (=橛) 橝 橞 機 橠 橡TC/JP variant 橢 橣 橤 橥 橦 橧 橨 橩 橪 橫 橬 橭 橮 橯 橰 (=槔) 橱SC (=櫥) 橲 橳JP 橵 橶 橷 橸 橹SC (=櫓) 橺 橻 橼SC (=櫞) 檧SC variant 檨SC variant
+13	橽 橾 橿 檀 檁 檂 檃 檄 檅 檆 檇 檈 檉 檊 檋 檌 檍 檎 檏 檐 檑 檒 檓 檔 檕 檖 檗 檘 檙 檚 檛 檜 檝 檞 檟 檠 檡 檢 檣 檤 檥 檦 檧TC variant 檨TC variant 檩SC/variant (=檁) 檪JP nonstandard (=櫟) 櫛 檬SC variant
+14	檫 檬TC variant 檭 檮 檯 檰 檱 檲 檳 檴 檵 檶 檷 檸 檹 檺 檻 檼 檽 檾 檿 櫀 櫁 櫂 櫃 櫄 櫅 櫆 櫇 櫈 櫉 (=櫥) 櫊 櫔GB TC variant
+15	櫋 櫌 櫍 櫎 櫏 櫐 櫑 櫒 櫓 櫔Traditional variant 櫕 櫖 櫗 櫘 櫙 櫚 櫜 櫝 櫞 櫟 櫠 櫡 櫢 櫣 櫤 櫥 櫦 櫫 櫭
+16	櫧 櫨 櫩 櫪 櫬 櫮 櫯 櫰 櫱 櫲 櫳 櫴 櫵 櫶 欄
+17	櫸 櫹 櫺 櫻 櫼 櫽 櫾 櫿 欀 欁 欂 欃 欌
+18	櫷 欅JP old (=櫸) 欆 欇 欈 欉 權 欋 欍 欎 (=鬱 -> 鬯)
+19	欏 欐 欑 欒
+20	欓 欔 欕| 欗GB TC variant
+21	欖 欗Traditional variant 欘 欙 欚 欛 欜 欝
+24	欞 (=櫺)
+25	欟

Kanji

As an isolated character it is one of the Kyōiku kanji or Kanji taught in elementary school in Japan.^[1] It is a first grade kanji.^[1] It is present in the name of Japan (日本, Nippon) meaning "Origin of the Sun".^[2] It also refers to books

References

Literature

• Fazzioli, Edoardo (1987). Chinese Calligraphy: From Pictograph to Ideogram: The History of 214 Essential Chinese/Japanese Characters. Calligraphy by Rebecca Hon Ko. New York: Abbeville Press. ISBN 0-89659-774-1.
• Lunde, Ken (Jan 5, 2009). "Appendix J: Japanese Character Sets" (PDF). CJKV Information Processing: Chinese, Japanese, Korean & Vietnamese Computing (Second ed.). Sebastopol, Calif.: O'Reilly Media. ISBN 978-0-596-51447-1.

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