Chinese symbol for “lumber”

木料

mù liào

lumber; timber

The closest CC-CEDICT match for lumber is 木料 (mù liào), defined as: lumber; timber.

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

料 liào

ingredients, materials; to conjecture, to guess

radical 68 ⽃ · 10 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 木料.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
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
麻木	má mù	numb; insensitive
木板	mù bǎn	slab; board
木偶	mù ǒu	puppet
资料 (資料)	zī liào	material; resources
材料	cái liào	(raw) material; data

See also: Japanese symbol for “lumber”.

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.