木器 (mù qì) — wooden articles, woodenware, wooden furniture

Definition

noun

wooden articleswoodenwarewooden furniture

Measure word · 件

木器。
Zhè jiā diàn mài de dōu shì shǒu gōng mù qì.
This shop sells only handmade wooden articles.
木器。
Tā shōu cáng le hěn duō míng qīng mù qì.
He has collected many Ming and Qing dynasty wooden articles.
木器。
Zhè xiē mù qì xū yào dìng qī bǎo yǎng.
These wooden articles need regular maintenance.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

器qìarticle

木 gives wood, and 器 names articles made from it.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

木 is drawn as a tree, with branches above and roots below.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The origin of 器 is uncertain; one traditional account reads the whole shape as a scene of guarding over four vessels.