Learn 木
wood or tree
Recognize 木, know its sound, and learn one way to use it.
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The Tree Outside
1 min illustrated story · A little help remembering 木
On his first evening in the new flat, Alex stood beside the window. Outside, a tree leaned slightly over the courtyard. One long branch reached toward the brick wall.
“That one’s easy to remember,” he said.
They went out to buy bread. Coming back, Alex stopped between two nearly identical entrances. Both had gray doors. Both had a bicycle beside them.
He took out his keys, then put them away.
“Already home?” Lin asked.
Alex walked back into the courtyard and looked up. There was the leaning tree, its long branch just below his window.
“This one.”
Inside, Lin opened his notebook. “木. Mù. Wood or tree.”
Alex glanced outside. “My address, apparently.”
“For that tree, you’d normally say 树. Shù,” Lin added.
Alex wrote both words, then checked the building number on his tenancy papers. He saved it in his phone.
The tree was useful. So was the address.
One way to use 木.
木 carries the meanings wood and tree, often inside words. 木头 means wood. For an everyday living tree, use 树 (shù).
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