Meaning
end; final stage; latter part
Chinese: 末端、末尾;最后、细小。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “mo” becomes a different word in each tone. 末 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 周末zhōu mòweekend
- 期末qī mòthe end of a term or semester (in school)
- 粉末fěn mòfine powder; dust
- 末日mò rìlast day; end; final days; doomsday
- 末了mò liǎo(coll.) final part; last bit; (coll.) in the end; finally
Example Sentence
这个学期就要到期末了。Zhè ge xué qī jiù yào dào qī mò le.This semester is coming to its end.
这个Zhè ge(pronoun) this学期xué qīterm就要jiù yàowill到期dào qīto fall due (loan etc)末了mò le(coll.) final part。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
A tree (木) with a long stroke across the top — pointing at the branch tips. It means ‘tip / end / final’.
A way to remember it
A mark at the top of the tree — up at the tips.