终(zhōng)

HSK 38 strokesTrad. 終

end

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Character information

Pinyin
zhōng
Meaning
end; finish
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
終

Origin & structure

Where 终 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰纟冬

In this compound, the meaning comes from 纟 (thread); 冬 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

纟sī冬dōng

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 终 step by step

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

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Words with 终

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

shǐ始zhōng终
HSK 3

from beginning to end

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zuì最zhōng终
HSK 6

final; ultimate

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nián年zhōng终
HSK 7-9

end of the year

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jù剧zhōng终

The End (appearing at the end of a movie etc)

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gào告zhōng终

to end; to reach an end

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shàn善zhōng终

to die naturally with dignity; to pass away peacefully; (of partnerships, p…

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bù不kě可zhōng终rì日

to be unable to carry on even for a single day

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bù不zhī知suǒ所zhōng终

(idiom) to vanish without a trace; to go missing

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From 终’s common words

始最年剧告善不可

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