乌木 (wū mù) — ebony

Definition

noun
ebony
Measure word · 块

Examples

  • 乌木,。
    Zhè zhǒng wū mù zhì dì jiān yìng, cháng yòng yú zhì zuò gāo dàng jiā jù.
    This type of ebony has a hard texture and is often used to make high-end furniture.
  • 乌木,。
    Tā yòng wū mù diāo kè le yì zūn fó xiàng, gōng yì fēi cháng jīng zhàn.
    He carved a Buddha statue out of ebony with exquisite craftsmanship.
  • 乌木。
    Shōu cáng jiā duì zhè kuài wū mù yuán mù de wén lǐ zàn bù jué kǒu.
    Collectors praised the grain of this ebony log endlessly.

Origin

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.

乌wūblack
木mùwood

“乌” gives blackness and “木” means wood, naming a dark ebony wood.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 烏; 乌 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 烏 is a drawing of a bird. The simplified 乌 is a later abbreviation.

Open 乌 →

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.

Open 木 →

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