A Story
This is a tree 木.
This 木 radical can be used on its own as a character meaning wood, lumber, a type of tree, or to describe something as wooden.
Draw two 木木 trees together: you get 林, meaning “many”. Three of them: 森, “deep”. Three trees 森 and two trees 林 make: forest 森林.
森林 Forest is going deep 森 into the woods of many林 trees 木 .
木 = wood/tree
木+木 = 林 many
木+木+ 木 = 森 deep
林 + 森 = 森林 forest
It’s actually this mnemonic, that my dad shared which inspired me to create this dictionary, to visualize this and be able to see all the related words.
Date Added: 3/14/2021