终

zhōng

end

finish

silk thread (纟) + [sound] (冬) = the end of the line

The silk radical (纟) evokes a thread reaching its end — the point where the strand runs out. 冬 lends the sound zhōng and carries no meaning here.

纟+冬→终
冬WinterPhonetic
纟Silk threadSemantic

这场比赛已经到了终点。

zhè chǎng bǐ sài yǐ jīng dào le zhōng diǎn。

This match has already reached the finish line.

人的生命有始有终,这是自然规律。

rén de shēng mìng yǒu shǐ yǒu zhōng,zhè shì zì rán guī lǜ。

A person's life has a beginning and an end; this is the law of nature.

Words with 终

终年

zhōng nián

entire year

终老

zhōng lǎo

to spend one's last years

送终

sòng zhōng

to attend upon a dying parent or other senior family member; to handle the funeral affairs of a senior family member

终点

zhōng diǎn

the end

有始有终

yǒu shǐ yǒu zhōng

where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth

告终

gào zhōng

to end

遐终

xiá zhōng

forever

饱食终日

bǎo shí zhōng rì

to spend the whole day eating (i.e. not doing any work)

饱食终日,无所用心

bǎo shí zhōng rì , wú suǒ yòng xīn

to eat three square meals a day and do no work (idiom)

养老送终

yǎng lǎo sòng zhōng

to look after one's aged parents and arrange proper burial after they die

一日为师,终身为父

yī rì wéi shī , zhōng shēn wéi fù

(idiom) teacher for one day, father forever; students should have deep respect and lifelong gratitude for their teachers

不可终日

bù kě zhōng rì

to be unable to carry on even for a single day

More characters with 纟

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