枯木

kūmù
dead tree

CEDICT

  1. (literary) withered tree
  2. withered tree

Wiktionary

乾枯的树木。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 枯 kū
  1. (of plants) withered
  2. (of wells, rivers etc) dried up
  3. (bound form) dull; boring
  4. (bound form) residue of pressed oilseeds
2 木 mù
  1. (bound form) tree
  2. (bound form) wood
  3. unresponsive; numb; wooden

Containing this entry

枯木逢春 kūmùféngchūn
  1. lit. the spring comes upon a withered tree (idiom)
  2. fig. to get a new lease on life
  3. to be revived
  4. (of a difficult situation) to suddenly improve

Related entries

槁 gǎo
  1. dried up (wood)
  2. dead tree