| 木 | Mù | surname Mu |
| 木 | mù | (bound form) tree / (bound form) wood / unresponsive; numb; wooden |
| 五行 | wǔ xíng | five phases of Chinese philosophy: wood 木, fire 火, earth 土, metal 金, water 水 |
| 八音 | bā yīn | ancient classification system for musical instruments, based on the material of which the instrument is made (metal 金, stone 石, clay 土, leather 革, silk 絲|丝, wood 木, gourd 匏, bamboo 竹) / the eight kinds of sound produced by instruments in these categories / music |