木偶

mù oǔ · HSK 7

puppet

木偶 — puppet

🪆 木偶 = 木 wood + 偶 figure/doll = a wooden figure = puppet

木 means wood or tree; 偶 means figure, image, or doll. Put them together and you get a wooden doll worked on strings: a puppet.

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