木 tree, wood (side form)

きへん kihen · side form of 木き ki

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Origin · sourced

Pictogram象形

A tree: branches on top, roots on the bottom (more visible in earlier forms).

Source: Wiktionary, 木 (rev. 94507188), CC BY-SA 4.0

Memory story · made up to help you remember

“Deep roots and tall branches! This radical brings the life, strength, and endless utility of the forest to its kanji. When you see it on the left, think of raw timber, fine wooden tools, specific species of trees, and the steady, organic growth of the natural world. It is the radical of the carpenter's skill, the forest path, and the enduring materials that build our civilization.”

Where it sits in a kanji

Indicates trees, wood, timber, carpentry tools, objects made from wood (furniture, boards), and the general concepts of growth and nature.

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What it grows into

Built from 木, with sourced origins

森forestシン · もり
木 × 3
Triplication of 木 (“tree”), to suggest a large number (compare 三) of trees such as one would find in a forest.
Ideogrammic compound · Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
林groveリン · はやし
木 + 木
Duplication of 木 (“tree”) to give the idea of multiple trees (compare 森), thus a forest.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
本bookホン · もと
木 becomes 本
A tree (木) with its bottom highlighted with an extra stroke, accentuating the roots; contrast 末, 朱.
Ideogram · Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Every kanji with 木 as its radical

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