完

wán
HSK 2
#301 most
frequent character
to finish, to be over, whole
verb
adjective

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

完 pairs 宀 building with 元 yuán, which supplies the sound. 宀 gives the first sense, a wall around. From 'enclosing wall' the meaning grew to 'whole', 'finished', and 'all'.

Drawn as: building

完 as a component in other characters

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Example Sentences

我已经完成作业了。
wǒ yǐjīng wánchéng zuòyè le 。
I have finished the homework.
这个项目还没有完成。
zhègè xiàngmù huán méiyǒu wánchéng 。
This project is not yet complete.
他是一个完美的学生。
tāshì yígè wánměi de xuéshēng 。
He is a perfect student.

Grammar Points

HSK 2
Result complement "-wan" for finishing

Words with similar meanings

完成wánchéng
to complete
使用的更正式，指完成某项任务或工作。
彻底chèdǐ
thorough
强调完成的彻底性，通常用于描述过程非常完整的情况。
完美wánměi
perfect
在形容词用法上，表示没有缺陷或瑕疵，加深了完的意义。

Homophones

HSK 6
丸wán
pill

Words Starting With 完

完成wán chéng
complete; accomplish; perfect tense (grammar)
完全wán quán
complete; whole; totally; entirely
完善wán shàn
perfect; to make perfect; to improve
完整wán zhěng
complete; intact
完美wán měi
perfect; perfection; perfectly

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Basic Verbs
Core action verbs like 'go,' 'come,' 'eat,' 'see,' commonly encountered in HSK.
Common Adjectives
Descriptive words for size, quality, temperature, mood, and more.
HSK 2
All words for the HSK 2 test