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Chinese symbol for “woodcut”

木刻
mù kè
woodcut

The closest CC-CEDICT match for woodcut is 木刻 (mù kè), defined as: woodcut.

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
刻 kè
to carve, to engrave; a quarter hour; a moment
radical 18 ⼑ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “woodcut”

WordPinyinMeaning
木版画 (木版畫)mù bǎn huàwoodcut; wood engraving

Related words

Other words that share a character with 木刻.

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
时刻 (時刻)shí kètime; juncture
立刻lì kèimmediately; at once; right away

See also: Japanese symbol for “woodcut”.

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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