Chinese symbol for “wooden”
木质
mù zhì
Traditional: 木質
wooden
The closest CC-CEDICT match for wooden is 木质 (mù zhì), defined as: wooden.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “wooden”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 木制 (木製) | mù zhì | wooden |
| 木 | mù | (bound form) tree; (bound form) wood |
| 无表情 (無表情) | wú biǎo qíng | expressionless; wooden (expression) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 木质.
| 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 |
| 质量 (質量) | zhì liàng | (physics) mass; quality (i.e. degree of excellence) |
| 物质 (物質) | wù zhì | matter; substance |
See also: Japanese symbol for “wooden”.
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.