Chinese symbol for “end”
结束
jié shù
Traditional: 結束
to end; to finish; to conclude
The closest CC-CEDICT match for end is 结束 (jié shù), defined as: to end; to finish; to conclude.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “end”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 截止 | jié zhǐ | to end; to close; (electricity) cut-off |
| 终结 (終結) | zhōng jié | end; conclusion; to come to an end; to terminate (sth) |
| 终 (終) | zhōng | end; finish |
| 尽头 (盡頭) | jìn tóu | end; extremity; limit |
| 终点 (終點) | zhōng diǎn | the end; end point |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 结束.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 结果 (結果) | jiē guǒ | to bear fruit |
| 结构 (結構) | jié gòu | structure; composition |
| 结合 (結合) | jié hé | to combine; to link |
| 结婚 (結婚) | jié hūn | to marry; to get married |
| 约束 (約束) | yuē shù | to restrict; to limit to |
| 束缚 (束縛) | shù fù | to bind; to tie up; to fetter; to shackle |
| 拘束 | jū shù | to restrict; to restrain |
| 光束 | guāng shù | light beam |
See also: Japanese symbol for “end”.
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