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Chinese symbol for “hardwood”

硬木
yìng mù
hardwood

The closest CC-CEDICT match for hardwood is 硬木 (yìng mù), defined as: hardwood.

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

硬 yìng
firm, hard, strong; obstinate
radical 112 ⽯ · 12 strokes
木 mù
tree; wood, lumber; wooden
radical 75 ⽊ · 4 strokes

Other Chinese words for “hardwood”

WordPinyinMeaning
檀tánsandalwood; hardwood

Related words

Other words that share a character with 硬木.

WordPinyinMeaning
硬件yìng jiànhardware
硬币 (硬幣)yìng bìcoin; measure word: 枚 (méi)
强硬 (強硬)qiáng yìngtough; unyielding
硬盘 (硬盤)yìng pánhard disk
坚硬 (堅硬)jiān yìnghard; solid
硬度yìng dùhardness
木材mù cáiwood
树木 (樹木)shù mùtree

See also: Japanese symbol for “hardwood”.

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.

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