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Chinese symbol for “cask”

木桶
mù tǒng
cask

The closest CC-CEDICT match for cask is 木桶 (mù tǒng), defined as: cask.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

木 mù
tree; wood, lumber; wooden
radical 75 ⽊ · 4 strokes
桶 tǒng
bucket, pail, tub; can, cask, keg
radical 75 ⽊ · 11 strokes

Other Chinese words for “cask”

WordPinyinMeaning
屏蔽罐píng bì guàncask

Related words

Other words that share a character with 木桶.

WordPinyinMeaning
木材mù cáiwood
树木 (樹木)shù mùtree
木头 (木頭)mù touwood; log (块 (kuài),根 (gēn)); (fig.) blockhead; dolt
麻木má mùnumb; insensitive
木板mù bǎnslab; board
木偶mù ǒupuppet
马桶 (馬桶)mǎ tǒngchamber pot; wooden pan used as toilet
垃圾桶lā jī tǒngtrash can; garbage can; Taiwan pr. [le4se4tong3]

See also: Japanese symbol for “cask”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.