210) 木

mu

tree, timber, wood

a tree by combining branches (一), root (symbol), and the stem (丨). 

210a) 本

ben

origin, basis, root

 tree 木 [mù] + single line 一 [symbol]

A horizontal line (一) is added into the bottom of “木” to emphasize its root.

210y-29b*) 体

ti

body

person 亻⁷⁰[rén] + root 本^210a[běn]

The root (本) of a person (亻) is his healthy body.

210b) 末

mo

end

a long line 一 [symbol] + tree 木 [mù]

A horizontal line (一) is added into top of “木” to emphasize that location is the end.

210cx) 衤

yi

210c) 袜

wa

socks

clothes 衤=衣¹³⁰[yī] + end 末 [mò]

Socks are clothing (衤) which you wear on the very tip (末) of your body.

210d) 未

wei

not

a short line 一 [symbol] + tree 木 [mù]

A shorter horizontal line (一) is added into top of “木” to emphasize that the growth is not yet finished

210e) 妹

mei

(younger) sister

woman 女⁹⁶[nǚ] + not 未 [wèi]

Signifies a younger sister, who is not (未) above you among siblings (女).

210f) 术

shu

skill; technique

tree 木 [mù] + small 丶 [symbol]

Originally it used to signify millet, a crop (木) that has smaller (丶) grain than rice. Millet is a crop that is easy to grow even on barren land of considerable size; therefore, it required skills to manage millet growing

210zx) 隹

zhui

210z-178a*) 集

ji

gather, collect

bird 隹 [zhuī] + tree 木²¹⁰[mù]

Symbolizes small birds (隹) gathered onto a branch of a tree (木) and chatting or chirping.

210g) 果

guo

fruit

field 田¹⁵⁴[tián] + tree 木 [mù]

A crop field (田) hanging from trees (木) signifies fruits hanging from tree branches.

210h) 棵

ke

measure word for plants

tree 木 [mù] + fruit 果 [guǒ]

Symbolizes naming of a fruit tree (木) by looking at what fruit (果) it bears

210ix) 讠

yan

210i) 课

ke

lesson; subject

word 讠=言²²[yán] + fruit 果 [guǒ]

Symbolizes division of subjects or lessons based on the content (果) of a lecture (讠).

210j) 朵

duo

droop

This character depicts the image of a tree (木) whose branches are waving and drooping (几) in the wind. It is also used as ‘units to count flower, cloud or anything similar to them.’