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The Tree Component 木: Chinese Writing Worksheet

One tree is 木, two trees are 林 (woods) and three trees are 森 (dense forest). 木 also changes position: it is on the left in 校 (school), at the bottom of 果 (fruit), and marked at the root in 本 (root, origin).

The Tree Component 木 worksheet in Traditional characters

Traditional

Used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.

The Tree Component 木 worksheet in Simplified characters

Simplified

Used in mainland China and Singapore.

What’s on this worksheet

CharacterPinyinMeaning
木mùtree, wood
林línwoods, grove
森sēndense forest
本běnroot, origin
果guǒfruit; result
校xiàoschool

Pinyin follows the Hanyu Pinyin standard used in mainland China. In Taiwan, some syllables marked here with a neutral tone are often read with their full tone.

How to use it

  1. Print the sheet in the character set you are learning.
  2. Say the character out loud, then trace the grey character slowly.
  3. Write it on your own in the empty boxes, keeping each character inside its square. The dashed lines help you place each part.
  4. Check your writing against the grey character, and try again tomorrow. Short, regular practice works better than one long session.

The worksheets don’t show stroke order. That is easier to learn by watching each stroke being drawn. In the Hanzibloc app you write every character stroke by stroke on your phone, and the app checks each stroke as you go.