終
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zhōng · end

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Learn every stroke in 終

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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

11Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

糹Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 終

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Example sentences

Notice where 終 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ mén shǐ zhōng dōu yǒu sǐ de yì tiān.我們始終都有死的一天。

We shall all die some day.

Source: Tatoeba #337294 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bú yào wàng jì nǐ zhōng huì yǒu sǐ qù de yì tiān.不要忘記你終會有死去的一天。

Keep in mind that you must die.

Source: Tatoeba #1081504 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhōng wū bèi wǒ děng dào le.終於被我等到了。

I waited so long for this.

Source: Tatoeba #1636275 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zhōng yú zhǎo dào gōng zuò le.我終于找到工作了。

I finally found a job.

Source: Tatoeba #6475446 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā de xíng wéi yóu shǐ zhì zhōng dōu shì duì de.他的行為由始至終都是對的。

His action throughout was correct.

Source: Tatoeba #346186 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā děng le yòu děng, dàn tā shǐ zhōng wèi yǒu huí lái.她等了又等,但他始終未有回來。

She waited and waited, but he never returned.

Source: Tatoeba #1451778 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 終 in context

  1. Say zhōng, then recall the core meaning: end.
  2. Write all 11 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 終 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.