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The character "完" is composed of the roof radical "宀" over the component "元", implying an original or fundamental wholeness under shelter. Its earliest attested meanings centered on the state of being intact, complete, or sound, often applied to physical objects or personal integrity. Over time, from classical usage onward, the character developed a verbal sense meaning "to finish" or "to complete", while its adjectival sense denoting "whole" or "intact" continued in parallel, demonstrating a semantic extension from describing a condition to including the process of achieving it.
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我写完作业了。
他吃完饭了。
这本书我看完了。
我们的工作还没完成。
请完成这个表格。
彻底完成这项工程需要三年。
完善后的系统运行良好。
若不完备，则需修改。