Memory phrase for the character: 终

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

糸 threadIt has in its upper part the radical "short thread" 幺.
冬 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.




 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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