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end, final 末
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Here the upper line is longer. Otherwise it means unfinished/unripe 未.
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Used in these characters:
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末
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| end, tip, final stage
mò
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末
木
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Shows a longer upper branch 一 at a tree 木
The top branch is the tree`s end.
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袜
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| socks, stockings
wà
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衣
末
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Left: cloth 衤/衣, right: end 末 (The top branch 一 of the tree 木 marks the end.)
The clothes that are at the end (of the body) are the socks.
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抹
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to wipe (away), smear, erase, to plaster
mǒ, mò, mā
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扌
末
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Left: hand 扌, right: end 末 (The top branch 一 of the tree 木 marks the end)
The hand has an end (namely: the fingertips), which you use to: wipe (away) or smear.
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沫
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| foam, suds
mò
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氵
末
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Left: water 氵, right: end 末 (The top branch 一 of the tree 木 marks the end.)
The water that is at the upper outer ends (of a container) is: foam.
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