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末

mò

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frequent character

end, last, final stage

noun

adjective

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

末 shows a tree 木 with a mark 一 at its top. The mark is not the word 一 'one'; it only marks the top, giving 'tip, end.' The meaning grew to 'end of a period', 'tiny pieces', 'powder', and 'nonessential details.' Read me, it is a sound loan used like 么.

Drawn as: tree marked at top

末 as a component in other characters

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Example Sentences

这是比赛的最后阶段。

zhè shì bǐsài de zuìhòu jiēduàn 。

This is the final stage of the competition.

春天是四季的开始，冬天是四季的末尾。

chūntiān shì sìjì de kāishǐ ， dōngtiān shì sìjì de mòwěi 。

Spring is the beginning of the four seasons, and winter is the end of the four seasons.

书的末页有作者的信息。

shū de mò yè yǒu zuòzhě de xìnxī 。

The last page of the book has the author's information.

Words with similar meanings

Signifies the concluding point or stage, similar in meaning but slightly more focused on the sequence.

终点zhōngdiǎn

Indicates a final point, often used in contexts like journeys or processes.

Homophones

grindstone, to grind, to turn round

see 脈脈|脉脉[mo4 mo4]

do not, there is none who

drowned, to end, to die, to inundate

used in 万俟[Mo4 qi2]

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