末
mò
#1,162 most
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
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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.
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