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The character "完" presents a coherent conceptual structure from its earliest forms, combining the radical for roof or shelter (宀) with the component "元", which originally denoted a human head or a primary starting point. This composition suggested the idea of something being whole and intact within its protective boundaries, leading to its core classical meanings of completeness, perfection, and having nothing missing. Over centuries, this sense of physical and structural integrity naturally extended into more abstract and verbal territories, giving rise to the common meanings of "to finish" or "to complete" an action, as well as describing something as fully realized or consumed. The character has retained its essential graphical form throughout its history, and its semantic range continues to reflect the logical progression from a state of untouched wholeness to the act of bringing something to its concluded state.
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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。