zhōng

end

Simplified form of . Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
纟 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

silk

is a component form of .

冬 sound,meaning component

  Sound Meaning component

dōng

  

winter

Depicts a rope with knots at both ends

Evolution

终 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
终 Bronze script Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
终 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
终 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
终 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
终 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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zhōng

end; finally, in the end; finish

Most common words with 终
Freq.
Word
Meaning

终于

at last

最终

final

始终

all along

end

终点

the end