沐 (mù) is a Chinese character meaning “to wash one's hair”. It is written from 氵 (water (left-side form)) and 木 (tree; wood), side by side, and takes 7 strokes.
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Structure
氵 + 木
Left–right structure
Structure from: 说文解字: 沐，濯髮也。从水木聲
Memory aid
Water (氵) running down over a tree (木): stand under the stream and wash your hair. Both parts are really in this character — 木 is here for its sound mù, not for its meaning.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
7 strokes
In real words
- 沐浴mù yùto bathe沐 = mù
Go deeper
All readings
to wash one's hair
to wash one's hair; to bathe; (figuratively) to be bathed in something
洗头发；也指洗澡、受到润泽。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 沐浴mù yùto bathe沐 = mù
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 沐 mean?
沐 (mù) means to wash one's hair; to bathe; (figuratively) to be bathed in something.
How do you pronounce 沐?
It is pronounced mù.
What parts is 沐 made of?
氵 (water (left-side form)) and 木 (tree; wood), side by side. The recorded source is: 说文解字: 沐，濯髮也。从水木聲. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 沐 have?
7. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 沐?
水. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 沐?
Common ones are 沐浴. The reading of 沐 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.