终 zhōng end; finish
Made up of [纟 sī silk radical 120, 冬 dōng winter ]Alternative traditional form of character: 終
Made with 8 strokes.
The idea comes from 'silk' and 'ice' - the end of silkworm cultivation. The right part is a rough phonetic and also signifies winter
Related characters
Also uses 纟 sī component: 纺 fǎng (fine woven silk fabric) 纷 fēn (numerous) ; 纲 gāng (guiding principle) ; 给 gěi (give) ; 红 hóng (red) ; 纪 jì (order) ; 结 jié (knot) ; 经 jīng (Classic) ; 累 lèi (tired) ; 绿 lǜ (green) ; 维 wéi (to preserve) ; 绪 xù (beginnings) ; 纸 zhǐ (paper) ; 组 zǔ (to form)
Sounds same
中 zhōng (centre) ; 钟 zhōng (clock)Different tone
种 zhǒng (kind of) ; 众 zhòng (many) ; 重 zhòng (heavy)Pronunciation
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