末 (mò): tip, end, final stage, latter part, inessential detail, powder
末 (mò) is a Chinese character meaning “tip.” Classified as HSK Level 3 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 木 (structural) and 一 (structural). It ranks #1162 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 末 the top 一 of a tree 木. Its radical form 木 (tree) appears in many related characters such as 本 (běn, (bound form) root), 机 (jī, machine, opportunity), 条 (tiáo, strip).
Definitions
- tip
- end
- final stage
- latter part
- inessential detail
- powder
Etymology & Origin
ideographicThe top 一 of a tree 木
Decomposition: ⿻木一 (layout: overlay)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 末
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 末日 | mò rì | last day |
| 芥末 | jiè mo | mustard |
| 粉末 | fěn mò | fine powder |
| 末端 | mò duān | tip |
| 末尾 | mò wěi | end |
| 末期 | mò qī | end (of a period) |
| 末路 | mò lù | dead end |
| 末梢 | mò shāo | tip |
| 末世 | mò shì | last phase (of an age) |
| 始末 | shǐ mò | whole story |
| 年末 | nián mò | end of the year |
| 末班车 | mò bān chē | last bus or train |
| 细枝末节 | xì zhī mò jié | minor details |
| 月末 | yuè mò | end of month |
| 肉末 | ròu mò | ground meat |
末 appears in 88 compound words: 43 as the first character, 36 as the last, and 20 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 末 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (9)
The Last Emperor, 1987 biopic of Pu Yi 溥儀|溥仪[Pu3 yi2] by Bernardo Bertolucci
Example Sentences
学期末，学生们都在忙着准备考试。
Xuéqī mò, xuéshēngmen dōu zài mángzhe zhǔnbèi kǎoshì.
At the end of the semester, students are busy preparing for exams.
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jù jué mò rì shuā bǐng měi guó nián qīng rén duì kàng xìn xī guò zài , dài huǒ lǎo . . .
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又一篇关于人工智能末日论的文章疯传,这次作者预言标普500将...
yòu yī piān guān yú rén gōng zhì néng mò rì lùn de wén zhāng fēng chuán , zhè cì zuò zhě yù yán biāo pǔ jiāng . . .
Another article predicting the apocalypse of artificial intelligence is going viral. This time, the author forecasts that the S&P 500 will...
港置周末10大屋苑錄得約2宗成交按周下跌約50%
gǎng zhì zhōu mò dà wū 苑 錄 dé 約 zōng chéng jiāo àn zhōu xià diē 約
About 2 transactions were recorded in 10 major housing estates of HKSAR over the weekend, representing a week-on-week drop of about 50%.
韩沙率18国会议员联署 挺阿末三苏里任国盟主席
hán shā lǜ guó huì yì yuán lián shǔ tǐng ā mò sān sū lǐ rèn guó méng zhǔ xí
HANSA leads 18 MPs to sign a petition in favor of Amar Sansouri as NLD president.
「滶晨II」馬年首周末沽2伙 套現近2700萬元
滶 chén 馬 nián shǒu zhōu mò gū huǒ tào 現 jìn 萬 yuán
"Sold 2 units in the first weekend of the Year of the Horse, realizing nearly $27 million.
如果你不忙，这周末为何不来跟我钓鱼呢？
Rúguǒ nǐ bù máng, zhè zhōumò wèihé bù lái gēn wǒ diàoyú ne?
If you are not busy, why don't you come fishing with me this weekend?
你的周末是怎么过的？
Nǐ de zhōumò shì zěnme guo de?
How did you spend your weekend?
这个周末你可以抽点时间教我法文吗？
Zhège zhōumò nǐ kěyǐ chōu diǎn shíjiān jiāo wǒ Fǎwén ma?
Will you have a little time this weekend to help me with my French?
上周末过得怎么样，南希？
Shàng zhōumò guòdé zěnmeyàng, Nánxī?
How was last weekend, Nancy?
Character Family
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