One character a day, easy to master Chinese characters. Let's take a look at the basic knowledge of "木".

木 mù
Explanation：tree; wood
Phrases：木材（mù cái） timber  ；木匠（mù jiànɡ） carpenter

象形的木（ ），上面似树枝（ ），下面似树根（ ），就是指树木、木材。
As we can see, this character is a pictograph of a tree （  ）. The upper part is the tree top with its branches  （）, and the lower part is the roots （  ）. The original meaning of this character is “tree”, and it also stands for “wood” in general.

Sentences:
1.Zhèzuò míngdài gōngdiàn de fángtuó yòng de kěshì míngguì mùcái.
这座明代宫殿的房柁用的可是名贵木材。
The main beam of the roof of this palace built in the Ming dynasty was made of precious wood.

2.Xiǎo lín jiǔ suì jiù dào cūnkǒu de lǎomùjiàng jiā dāng le yìtú.
小林九岁就到村口的老木匠家当了艺徒。
Xiao Lin has been an apprentice of the old carpenter at the village entrance since he was nine.