柳 Strokes Write it Listen 柳 liǔ willow tree; pleasure; surname HSK 7–9 9 strokes Radical 木 Sound + meaning 1 word Built from木meaningmùtree; wood, lumber; wooden卯soundmǎo4th terrestrial branch; period from 5-7 a.m. How it works木 hints at the meaning (tree), and 卯 mǎo hints at the sound.