木吒

Mùzha

proper noun

Meanings

1 Muzha (also Moksha / Mucha), a figure in Chinese mythology
2 second son of heavenly king Li Jing, elder brother of Nezha

Characters

(name syllable, neutral tone here)

Examples

HSK 1

木吒是李靖的二儿子，哪吒的二哥。

Mùzha shì Lǐjìng de èr érzi, Nézha de èr gē.

Muzha is Li Jing's second son and Nezha's elder brother.

HSK 6

在《封神演义》里，木吒拜普贤真人为师。

Zài 《 Fēng shén Yǎnyì 》 lǐ, Mùzha bài Pǔ xián Zhēnrén wéi shī.

In Investiture of the Gods, Muzha takes Puxian Zhenren as his master.

Tips

culture

One of the three sons of Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li Jing (李天王), alongside elder brother Jinzha (金吒) and famous youngest brother Nezha (哪吒). The trio appear in 《封神演义》 and 《西游记》; in later Buddhist syncretism Muzha is identified with the bodhisattva Mokṣa, a disciple of Guanyin.

mistakes

吒 in this name is read in the neutral tone (zha), unlike the surname/general reading zhà. The same applies to 哪吒 (Nezha) and 金吒 (Jinzha).

In Pop Culture

哪吒 Nézha

Nezha

Muzha's famous youngest brother - the lotus-reborn warrior god, hero of 《哪吒闹海》 and the 2019/2025 hit animated films.

封神演义 Fēng shén Yǎnyì

Investiture of the Gods

Ming-dynasty mythological novel where the Li-family brothers feature prominently.

Stroke Order

木 mù

吒 zhā