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HSK 10 N3
Abstract →Time
zhōng
シュウ
お.わる、-お.わる、おわ.る、お.える、つい、つい.に
종
Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 冬 represents the sound.
Components
糹 silk+ 冬 winter =
終 end
糹 Meaning component
mì
silk
糹 is a component form of 糸.
冬 Phonetic component
Dōng winter
surname Dong
Depicts a rope with knots at both ends
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Notes
Similar Characters
总 altogether (simp)絕 discontinue (trad)絲 silk (trad)糾 entangle (trad/jp)紀 epoch (trad/jp)紂 name of an emperor (trad)約 make an appointment (trad/jp)紅 red (trad/jp)紆 bend (trad)紈 white (trad)紉 thread (trad)紋 design (trad/jp)納 let in (trad/jp)紐 new (trad)紓 relieve (trad)純 unadulterated (trad/jp)紕 spoiled (trad)紗 yarn (trad)紙 paper (trad/jp)級 rank (trad/jp)
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
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 Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
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)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
終
Regular
Modern
Chinese
终 / 終 [zhōng]
end; finish
Japanese
終わり 、 終り 、 終 (irreg.) おわり 同音

noun

  1. end; ending; close; conclusion
  2. end of (one's) life; death
終 、 竟 、 遂 つい 同音
  1. nounadj-no end; final
  2. nounadj-no end of life; death
  3. adverb never; not at all
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
それは授業の終わりだった。
That was the end of the class.
Japanese Names
終 おわり
Owari female given name
CHINESE WORDS (88)
终于 [zhōng​yú] #736
at last
最终 [zuì​zhōng] #1,074
final
始终 [shǐ​zhōng] #4,166
from beginning to end
终点 [zhōng​diǎn] #4,641
the end
终身 [zhōng​shēn] #5,400
lifelong
终结 [zhōng​jié] #4,679
end
终止 [zhōng​zhǐ] #5,465
to stop
终极 [zhōng​jí] #5,715
ultimate
终究 [zhōng​jiū] #7,734
in the end
终端 [zhōng​duān] #13,891
end
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 終わる [おわる] #212
to end
⭐ 終わり [おわり] #825
end
⭐ 終える [おえる] #897
to finish
⭐ 終了 [しゅうりょう] #2,158
end
⭐ 最終的 [さいしゅうてき] #2,774
final
⭐ 最終 [さいしゅう] #2,935
last
⭐ 終始 [しゅうし] #7,848
beginning and end
⭐ 遂に [ついに] #9,105
finally
⭐ 仕舞う [しまう] #10,681
to finish
⭐ 終焉 [しゅうえん] #12,849
end (of life)
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KOREAN WORDS (21)
종일 #1,460
the entire day
최종 #5,148
the last; the final
종료 #16,883
end
임종 #44,590
one's deathbed; one's end
시종
beginning and end
유종
end
종결
end; conclusion
종국
end
종말
end; fall
종말론
eschatology
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