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title: "Mutou Meaning: 木头 (mùtou) Means “wood”"
description: "木头 (traditional 木頭, mùtou) means “wood; log; timber”. Hear its tones, see what 木 and 头 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/mutou"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 木头 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

木头 mùtou

## wood; log; timber

## It can also mean

- (fig.) blockhead; dull person

## Its characters

1. 木 mù wood
2. 头 tou (suffix) noun suffix (as in 木头, 甜头)

## In a sentence

这张桌子是用木头做的。 This table is made of wood.

他看见很多人正在房子外面放**木头**，心里想：“好啊，想烧死我们！

From [火烧观音院 · Fire at Guanyin Temple](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/fire-at-guanyin-temple-journey-to-the-west-easy-chinese-13#library-word-508-510)

[More about 木头](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%9C%A8%E5%A4%B4)

## More words with 木 or 头

- [从头 cóngtóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/congtou)
- [带头 dàitóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daitou)
- [点头 diǎntóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/diantou)
- [低头 dītóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ditou)
- [个头 gètóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/getou)
- [过头 guòtóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guotou)
- [骨头 gǔtou](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gutou)
- [回头 huítóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huitou)
- [街头 jiētóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jietou)
- [镜头 jìngtóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingtou)

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