Writing
木头 (mù tou) — how to say "wood" in Chinese
木头
Wood, timber
noun
Character composition
木
wood; tree
头
noun suffix
Radicals / Keys
大
Big
#37 · dà · 3 strokes
木
Tree
#75 · mù · 4 strokes
Synonyms
Collocations
木头房子
mùtou fángzi
wooden house
木头桌子
mùtou zhuōzi
wooden table
一块木头
yī kuài mùtou
a piece of wood
Examples
他正在用一块很好的木头做一把送给朋友的小椅子。
He is making a small chair for a friend out of a good piece of wood.
桌子是木头的。
The table is made of wood.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "wood" in Chinese?
"wood" in Chinese is 木头 (mù tou).
木头 meaning in English
木头 (mù tou) means "Wood, timber".
How to pronounce wood in Chinese?
It is pronounced mù tou (written as mu tou, mutou). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
Wood in Chinese character
It is written 木头: 木 has 4 strokes, 头 has 5 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 木头?
木头 belongs to the HSK 5 vocabulary list.
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