完
to finish; to be over; whole; complete; entire
7 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,116 U+5B8C
How 完 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
宀 (semantic, “roof”) + 元 (phonetic, yuán)
How to remember it
finish · Heisig RSH #193
house + 元 beginning
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 元
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 元 (yuán) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 元 sound component | yuán | first; dollar; origin; head |
| 远 | yuǎn | distant, remote, far; profound |
| 园 | yuán | garden, park; orchard |
| 玩 | wán | to play with, to joke, to entertain |
| 顽 | wán | stubborn, recalcitrant, obstinate |
| 沅 | yuán | a river in western Hunan |
| 阮 | ruǎn | ancient musical instrument; surname |
| 芫 | yuán | a poisonous plant; Daphne genkwa |
| 朊 | ruǎn | protein |
| 蚖 | yuán | salamander, newt |
| 鼋 | yuán | large turtle, sea turtle |
Words containing 完
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 人无完人 | rén wú wán rén | nobody is perfect; everyone has their defect |
| 完形心理学 | wán xíng xīn lǐ xué | Gestalt psychology (concerned with treating a subject as a coherent whole) |
| 完美主义者 | wán měi zhǔ yì zhě | perfectionist |
| 不完全归纳推理 | bù wán quán guī nà tuī lǐ | inference by incomplete induction |
| 完事大吉 | wán shì dà jí | (idiom) (usu. after 就[jiu4]) (having done such-and-such) everything is now fine; that's th… |
| 不完全叶 | bù wán quán yè | (botany) an incomplete leaf – one that lacks a lamina, petiole, or stipule |
| 完成时 | wán chéng shí | perfect tense (grammar) |
| 完全归纳推理 | wán quán guī nà tuī lǐ | inference by complete induction |
| 完形心理治疗 | wán xíng xīn lǐ zhì liáo | Gestalt psychotherapy |
| 功完行满 | gōng wán xíng mǎn | to fully achieve one's ambitions (idiom) |
| 完美无缺 | wán měi wú quē | perfect and without blemish; flawless; to leave nothing to be desired |
| 完人 | wán rén | perfect person |
| 完好无缺 | wán hǎo wú quē | in perfect condition; without any defect |
| 完好如初 | wán hǎo rú chū | intact; untouched; as good as before |
| 完事 | wán shì | to be finished (with sth) |
| 不完善 | bù wán shàn | imperfect |
| 完工 | wán gōng | to finish work; to complete a project |
| 完成 | wán chéng | to complete; to accomplish |
| 完备性 | wán bèi xìng | completeness |
| 用完 | yòng wán | used up; finished |