木头
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
木头 (mùtou) · wood
木头 (mùtou) means “wood; log”. It is written with 2 characters: 木 (tree) + 头 (head). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 木头 is built
The characters
木 mù · tree
What 木 is made of
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
Origin hint: A tree (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
头 tóu · head
What 头 is made of
- ⺀ — ice
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: high (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这张桌子是木头做的。Zhè zhāng zhuōzi shì mùtou zuò de.This table is made of wood.
这块木头很重。Zhè kuài mùtou hěn zhòng.This piece of wood is very heavy.
Questions about 木头
What does 木头 mean?
木头 (mùtou) means “wood; log”.
How do you pronounce 木头?
木头 is pronounced mùtou.
Which HSK level is 木头?
木头 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 麻木mámùnumb
- 点头diǎntóuto nod
- 里头lǐtouinside
- 头发tóufahair (on the head)
- 老头儿lǎotóurold man (informal)
- 石头shítoustone
- 头脑tóunǎobrains
- 骨头gǔtoubone
- 后头hòutoubehind
- 镜头jìngtóucamera lens
Learn 木头 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 7: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.