木 mù
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 木 — tree
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
木偶
mù'ǒu
puppet
Characters in this word
偶 ǒu
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 禺 district
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 导演把主人公设计成木偶，借此讽刺被权力操纵的个体。 Dǎoyǎn bǎ zhǔréngōng shèjì chéng mù'ǒu, jiè cǐ fěngcì bèi quánlì cāozòng de gètǐ. The director designed the protagonist as a puppet to satirise individuals manipulated by power.
- 木偶剧团在广场上表演，孩子们围了一圈。 Mù'ǒu jùtuán zài guǎngchǎng shàng biǎoyǎn, háizimen wéi le yì quān. The puppet troupe performed in the square, with children gathered round in a circle.
- 爷爷亲手做了一个小木偶，送给了我。 Yéye qīnshǒu zuò le yí gè xiǎo mù'ǒu, sòng gěi le wǒ. Grandpa made a little wooden puppet by hand and gave it to me.
Related words
- 木头 mùtou wood
- 木材 mùcái timber, wood
- 麻木 mámù numb; insensitive; indifferent
- 木匠 mùjiàng carpenter
- 偶尔 ǒu'ěr sometimes; occasionally
- 偶然 ǒurán by chance; accidental
- 偶像 ǒuxiàng idol
- 配偶 pèi'ǒu spouse
- 青铜器 qīngtóngqì bronze ware; bronze vessel
- 集装箱 jízhuāngxiāng shipping container; container
- 实物 shíwù physical object; material thing
- 桨 jiǎng oar; paddle