Introduction to the Episode of “Wood” (木 “mù”)
“The Wonderful World of Chinese Characters” is an animation aiming to introducing Chinese culture by means of Chinese characters.
This episode is to explain the fact that in Chinese culture, people and things that don’t have a striking appearance, such as “wood,” are usually appreciated too, as they may have strong inner strength.
Take the idiom呆若木雞 “dāi ruò mù jī” (dumb as a wooden chicken), and the characters of 呆 “dāi” (stupid) and休 “xiū” (rest) for instance. All of these characters contain the wisdom and beauty of Chinese culture. When children enjoy the stories in this episode, they can learn some Chinese culture.
