木
mù tree, wood
4 strokes
Where the shape comes from
A tree: trunk, branches spreading, roots below. On the left of a character it marks things made of wood and kinds of tree.
Write it
Watch the order first, then trace it with the guide, then write it from memory. The model comes back over your strokes so you can see where the shape drifted.
Press Watch to see the stroke order.
Stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi via Hanzi Writer, Arphic Public License.
Three words that use it
木头mùtouwood
树木shùmùtrees
木耳mù'ěrwood ear mushroom
Watch out
The mistake people make
Confusing it with 本, běn, which adds a short line near the base.