末(mò)

HSK 25 strokes

variant of 么

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Character information

Pinyin
mò
Meaning
variant of 么
Strokes
5
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 末 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿻木一

The top 一 of a tree 木

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

木mù一yī

Parts are arranged overlaid.

How to write 末 step by step

5 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 末

Common words using 末 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

qī期mò末
HSK 4

the end of a term or semester (in school)

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mò末rì日
HSK 7-9

Judgment Day (in Christian eschatology)

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qiě且mò末

Cherchen nahiyisi or Qiemo county in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefectur…

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yuán元mò末

final years of Yuan dynasty (1279-1368); mid 14th century

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qiè切mò末

stage props

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shǐ始mò末

whole story

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nián年mò末

end of the year

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qiáng强nǔ弩zhī之mò末

(lit.) an arrow at the end of its flight (idiom)

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Related characters

More HSK 2 characters

万且业为主举久乐

From 末’s common words

期日且元切始年强

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