Definitions
(noun)
end; final stage
(noun)
tip; extremity
(noun)
powder; dust
Etymology
Similar to 木 (tree), with an extra line at the top. Depicts the top end of a tree.
About
末 is an ideogrammic compound formed by adding a horizontal stroke 一 to the top of 木 (tree). This stroke indicates the treetop, giving the original meaning of a plant's tip or extremity. The sense broadened from a physical tip to the end or final part of something, and by contrast with the root, came to mean minor or insignificant. It also refers to fine particles such as powder or dust.
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我喜欢周末。
末班车来了。
这是书的末尾。
月末我们发工资。
他排在队伍的末端。
周末的天气通常很好。
期末考试的复习很重要。
末代皇帝的故事很有趣。
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