末
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tip; end; final stage; latter part; inessential detail; powder; dust; opera role of old man
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Dict coverage rank #955 U+672B
How 末 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
The top 一 of a tree 木
How to remember it
last · Heisig RSH #216
木 tree
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 末 as their sound component
These characters all use 末 (mò) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 末 sound component | mò | end, final, last; insignificant |
| 抹 | mǒ | to apply; to erase, to smear, to wipe off |
| 沫 | mò | bubbles, foam, froth, suds |
| 袜 | wà | socks, stockings |
| 茉 | mò | white jasmine |
| 秣 | mò | fodder, horse feed; to feed a horse |
Words containing 末
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 战国末年 | zhàn guó mò nián | late Warring States period, c. 250-221 BC before the First Emperor's Qin Dynasty |
| 战国末 | zhàn guó mò | late Warring States period, c. 250-221 BC before the First Emperor's Qin Dynasty |
| 南方周末 | Nán fāng Zhōu mò | Southern Weekend (newspaper) |
| 世界末日 | shì jiè mò rì | end of the world |
| 末日论 | mò rì lùn | eschatology |
| 末子 | mò zi | powder; dust |
| 末儿 | mò r | powder; puree |
| 细微末节 | xì wēi mò jié | tiny insignificant details; niceties |
| 末班车 | mò bān chē | last bus or train; last chance |
| 末车 | mò chē | the last bus (or train) |
| 茶叶末儿 | chá yè mò r | tea leaves powder |
| 末日 | Mò rì | Judgment Day (in Christian eschatology) |
| 末日 | mò rì | last day; end; final days; doomsday |
| 世纪末年 | shì jì mò nián | final years of the century |
| 清末民初 | Qīng mò Mín chū | late Qing and early Republican China |
| 明末 | Míng mò | late Ming; first half of the 17th century |
| 末流 | mò liú | late degenerate stage |
| 末后 | mò hòu | finally |
| 末路 | mò lù | dead end; impasse; end of the road; final days |
| 本末 | běn mò | the whole course of an event from beginning to end; ins and outs; the fundamental and the … |