末
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mò · end, final, last

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HSK 3.0 · Level 4Frequency #3736
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末
Complete decomposition unavailableThis character is currently indexed as a single visual form.
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5Total strokes

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Single-componentCharacter structure

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木Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 末

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mòWords pronounced mò
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Example sentences

Notice where 末 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ bàba huì zài zhè zhōu mò huí jiā.我爸爸会在这周末回家。

My father will come home at the end of this week.

Source: Tatoeba #334238 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Kuài yào kǎo qī mò shì le, suǒ yǐ wǒ hěn máng.快要考期末試了,所以我很忙。

I'm busy because the finals are drawing on.

Source: Tatoeba #350688 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Jīn tiān shì zhōu wǔ, míng tiān jiù shì zhōu mòliǎo!今天是周五,明天就是周末了!

Today is Friday. The weekend starts already tomorrow!

Source: Tatoeba #4935988 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bú yào bǎ běn mò dǎo zhì.不要把本末倒置。

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Source: Tatoeba #897281 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhège zhōu mò nǐ yǒu kōng ma ?这个周末你有空吗?

Are you free this weekend?

Source: Tatoeba #6402749 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ de zhōu mò shì zěn me guò de?你的周末是怎么过的?

How did you spend your weekend?

Source: Tatoeba #472764 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 末 in context

  1. Say mò, then recall the core meaning: end, final, last.
  2. Write all 5 strokes while keeping the single-component balanced.
  3. Use it in 周末 (zhōu mò), meaning “weekend”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 末 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.