Radical 75

木
木
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
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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]

References

^ ^a ^b "The Kyoiku Kanji (教育漢字) - Kanshudo". www.kanshudo.com. Archived from the original on March 24, 2022. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
^ Fogel, Joshua A. (29 April 2015). The Cultural Dimensions of Sino-Japanese Relations: Essays on the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries. Routledge. p. 140. ISBN 978-1317457671.

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.

External links

Unihan Database - U+6728

[:0-1] "The Kyoiku Kanji (教育漢字) - Kanshudo". www.kanshudo.com. Archived from the original on March 24, 2022. Retrieved 2023-05-06.

[2] Fogel, Joshua A. (29 April 2015). The Cultural Dimensions of Sino-Japanese Relations: Essays on the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries. Routledge. p. 140. ISBN 978-1317457671.

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