木节 (mùjié): knot in wood

Meanings

1 knot in wood
2 knag
3 gnarl

Characters

木

Examples

这块木板上有几个木节。

Zhè kuài mùbǎn shàng yǒu jǐ gè mùjié.

There are a few knots on this wooden board.

木节坚硬，刨子很难刨平。

Mùjié jiānyìng, bàozi hěn nán bào píng.

Knots are hard — the plane has trouble flattening them.

Tips

memory

节 (joint, node) does the work here: a knot in wood is the spot where a branch joined the trunk — literally the tree's 'joint.' Same 节 you see in 关节 (joint) and 竹节 (bamboo node).

Stroke Order

木 mù

节 jié

Related Words

仿桃木 fǎngtáomù

imitation burl wood (car interior trim) / faux wood veneer / (lit.) imitation peach wood

木头 mùtou HSK 3 #4,315

wood; log; timber / blockhead; dull person (figurative)

木 mù #2,278

wood; tree; timber / numb; wooden (figurative)

木僵僵 mùjiāngjiāng

stiff and numb, like a block of wood / wooden and unresponsive, mentally slow

原木风 yuánmùfēng

natural wood style / raw-wood aesthetic (interior design)

木素 mùsù

lignin / (chemistry) wood substance

木受绳则直 mùshòushéngzézhí

wood becomes straight when marked with the carpenter's line / people improve through discipline and standards / the transformative power of correction

木刻 mùkè

woodcut / wood engraving / woodblock print

木质 mùzhì #25,512

wooden / made of wood / wood-like in texture

木屑 mùxiè #24,315

wood shavings / sawdust / wood chips