Meaning
to finish; to be over; whole; complete; entire
Chinese: 完成、完结或完整。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “wan” becomes a different word in each tone. 完 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 完全wán quáncomplete; whole; totally; entirely
- 完成wán chéngto complete; to accomplish
- 完美wán měiperfect
- 完整wán zhěngcomplete; intact
- 完善wán shàn(of systems, facilities etc) comprehensive; well-developed; excellent; to refine
Example Sentence
这本书我快看完了。Zhè běn shū wǒ kuài kàn wán le.I am almost finished reading this book.
这Zhèthis本běn(bound form) root书shūbook我wǒI快kuàirapid看kànto look after完了wán leto be finished。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
A roof (宀) plus 元 (yuán, sound): a house brought to completion. It means ‘complete / to finish’.
A way to remember it
A house (宀) finished off — complete.
Easy to confuse with
- 元‘Origin / yuan’: the sound part of 完, without the roof on top.