末 (mut6 | mo4 mie4) : final, late; end

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末

mut6

mo4 mie4

[1] final; last; end
[2] late; recent
[3] trivial; insignificant; unimportant
[4] [n] the end of; the tip
[5] the four limbs
[6] [Wu] final particle

Stroke count: 5

Level: 2

Radical: 木 (#75)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

末

Don't confuse with:
未

This word has been viewed 8122 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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週末 zau1 mut6 zhou1 mo4 = weekend

末日 mut6 jat6 = the last day

本末 bun2 mut6 ben3 mo4 = beginning and end

本末倒置 bun2 mut6 dou2 zi3 ben3 mo4 dao3 zhi4 = to put the cart before the horse

末期 mut6 kei4 muo4 qi1 (PRC), muo4 qi2 (Taiwan) = end-term; final phase; telophase in mitosis

粉末 fan2 mut6 fen3 mo4 = fine powder; dust

月末 jyut6 mut6 yue4 mo4 = end of the month

芥末 gaai3 mut6 jie4 mo5 = mustard

世紀末 sai3 gei3*2 mut6 shi4 ji4 mo4 = end of the century

世界末日 sai3 gaai3 mut6 jat6 = apocalypse; armageddon

始末 ci2 mut6 shi3 mo4 = whole story; the ins and outs

末端 mut6 dyun1 mo4 duan1 = extremity

末後 mut6 hau6 mo4 hou4 = finally

藥末 joek6 mut6 /6*2 = [n] medicinal powder

末行 mut6 hong4 mo4 xing2 = terminal row (the last line)

明末 ming4 mut6 Ming2 mo4 = late Ming dynasty; first half of the 17th Century

末班車 mut6 baan1 ce1 mo4 ban1 che1 = the last bus, metro

清末 cing1 mut6 qing1 mo4 = the late Qing dynasty

窮途末路 kung4 tou4 mut6 lou6 qiong2 tu2 mo4 lu4 = at the end of one's rope

末世 mut6 sai3 mo4 shi4 = end of the world; end times

末伏 mut6 fuk6 mo4 fu2 = middle ten days of August

末了 mut6 liu5 mo4 liao3 = final; end

末年 mut6 nin4 mo4 nian2 = final years of a dynasty, regime, or reign

且末 ce2 mut6 qie3 mo4 = Qiemo (place in Xinjiang)

南方周末 naam4 fong1 zau1 mut6 nan2 fang1 zhou1 mo4 = Southern Weekend (newspaper)

秦末 ceon4 mut6 qin2 mo4 = the end of the Qin dynasty in 207 BC

元末 jyun4 mut6 yuan2 mo4 = final years of Yuan dynasty (1279-1368 AD); mid 14th Century

方奇末吉 fong1 kei4 mut6 gat1 fang1 qi2 mo4 ji2 = Funky Sueyoshi

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