木节

木節

mùjié

noun

Meanings

1 knot in wood
2 knag
3 gnarl

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

这块木板上有几个木节。

Zhèkuài mùbǎn shàng yǒu jǐ gè mùjié.

There are a few knots on this wooden board.

HSK 7-9

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