終

zhōng

end; finally, in the end

How to write 終, stroke by stroke

end; finish

Pictophonetic: semantic 糹 (thread), phonetic 冬

Made of 糹 + 冬

終於zhōng yúat last; in the end; finally; eventually
最終zuì zhōngfinal; ultimate
始終shǐ zhōngfrom beginning to end; all along
終結zhōng jiéend; conclusion; to come to an end; to terminate (sth)
終止zhōng zhǐto stop; to terminate
終身zhōng shēnlifelong; all one's life; marriage
終點zhōng diǎnthe end; end point; finishing line (in a race); destination; terminus
終極zhōng jíultimate; final
劇終jù zhōngThe End (appearing at the end of a movie etc)
終生zhōng shēngthroughout one's life; lifetime; lifelong
終究zhōng jiūin the end; after all is said and done
臨終lín zhōngapproaching one's end; with one foot in the grave

我終於找到工作了。
wǒ zhōng yú zhǎo dào gōng zuò le 。
I finally found a job.
我們始終都有死的一天。
wǒ mén shǐ zhōng dōu yǒu sǐ de yì tiān 。
We shall all die some day.
不要忘記你終會有死去的一天。
bú yào wàng jì nǐ zhōng huì yǒu sǐ qù de yì tiān 。
Keep in mind that you must die.
在他的裁判下，真相終於大白。
zài tā de cái pàn xià ， zhēn xiàng zhōng wū dà bái 。
The truth finally came out at his trial.
所有病人最終無一生還。
suǒ yǒu bìng rén zuì zhōng wú yì shēng huán 。
All the patients eventually died.