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finish

HSK 2 N2
wán
カン
Phonosemantic compound. 宀 represents the meaning and 元 represents the sound. The 宀 component is used because putting on a roof completes the process of constructing a building.
Components
roof+ beginning =
finish
Meaning component
mián roof
Phonetic component
yuán beginning
first
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[wán]
to finish; to be over; whole; complete; entire
Japanese
かん 同音
  1. exp. The End; Finis (at the end of a novel, film, etc.)
  2. n-suf completion; conclusion; end
  3. n-suf full provision
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
いくい
Ikui unclassified name
いくや
Ikuya unclassified name
かん
Kan surnamegiven name
かんじ
Kanji unclassified name
さだ
Sada surname
さだむ
Sadamu given name
たもつ
Tamotsu female given namesurname
ひろし
Hiroshi given name
まさし
Masashi given name
またし
Matashi given name
まもる
Mamoru given name
やすし
Yasushi given name
ゆたか
Yutaka given name