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Chinese symbol for “final”

最后
zuì hòu
Traditional: 最後
final; last; ultimate; finally; in the end

The closest CC-CEDICT match for final is 最后 (zuì hòu), defined as: final; last; ultimate; finally; in the end.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

最 zuì
most, extremely, exceedingly; superlative
radical 13 ⼌ · 12 strokes
后 hòu
after; behind, rear; descendants
radical 30 ⼝ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “final”

WordPinyinMeaning
最终 (最終)zuì zhōngfinal; ultimate
韵 (韻)yùnthe final (of a syllable) (Chinese phonology); rhyme
终极 (終極)zhōng jíultimate; final
压轴 (壓軸)yā zhòufinal and most important item (on a program, schedule etc); grand finale; (attributive) final; climactic; (traditional Chinese opera) penultimate item on the program
终期 (終期)zhōng qīterminal; final

Related words

Other words that share a character with 最后.

WordPinyinMeaning
最高zuì gāotallest; highest
最近zuì jìnrecently; soon
最终 (最終)zuì zhōngfinal; ultimate
最好zuì hǎobest; had better ...; it would be best to ...
最佳zuì jiāoptimum; optimal
之后 (之後)zhī hòuafter; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then
然后 (然後)rán hòuthen; after that; afterwards
以后 (以後)yǐ hòuafter; later

See also: Japanese symbol for “final”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.