Memory phrase for the character: 终


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Meaning

end, finish, death

Pronunciation

zhōng

Explanation

Left: thread 纟/糸, right: winter 冬 (With an upturned foot 夂 on the ice 冫- it's winter)

Mnemonic


 
The thread (of life) comes in winter to an end with the death.

Radicals

threadIt has in its upper part the radical "short thread" 幺.
winterTypically, the upper part is understood as sitting 夂 cross-legged. In some cases, however, it is also understood as a twisted foot, as here in winter 冬 when you twist your foot on the ice 冫.
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 Vocabulary

终点 zhōng diǎn  the end; end point; finishing line (in a race); destination; terminus
最终 zuì zhōng  final; ultimate
始终 shǐ zhōng  from beginning to end; all along
终止 zhōng zhǐ  to stop; to terminate (law)
终生伴侣 zhōng shēng bàn lǚ  lifelong partner or companion
终成眷属 zhōng chéng juàn shǔ  love will find a way to come together (idiom)
终成眷属 zhōng chéng juàn shǔ  


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