Chinese symbol for “elmwood”
榆木
yú mù
elm; elmwood
The closest CC-CEDICT match for elmwood is 榆木 (yú mù), defined as: elm; elmwood.
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Characters and stroke order
Related words
Other words that share a character with 榆木.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 榆树 (榆樹) | yú shù | elm |
| 榆木脑袋 (榆木腦袋) | yú mù nǎo dai | (coll.) thickhead; (coll.) thick skull (i.e. the brain of a thickhead) |
| 收之桑榆 | shōu zhī sāng yú | see 失之東隅，收之桑榆|失之东隅，收之桑榆[shi1 zhi1 dong1 yu2 , shou1 zhi1 sang1 yu2] |
| 榆木疙瘩 | yú mù gē da | (lit.) knot on an elm tree (idiom); (fig.) blockhead; dunce |
| 榔榆 | láng yú | Chinese or lacebark elm (Ulmus parvifolia) |
| 木材 | mù cái | wood |
| 树木 (樹木) | shù mù | tree |
| 木头 (木頭) | mù tou | wood; log (块 (kuài),根 (gēn)); (fig.) blockhead; dolt |
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.