末 (mò) is a Chinese character meaning “the end”. It is written from 一 (one) and 木 (tree; wood), and takes 5 strokes.
Build the character for “end; tip”
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Structure
一 + 木
Overlapping structure
Structure from: Unicode U+672B and hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 modern glyph inspection (stroke 1 = long 横 laid above; strokes 2-5 = 木 横竖撇捺)
Memory aid
A tree (木) with one long line (一) laid right across its very top — the line marks the far tip, where the tree ends.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
5 strokes
In real words
- 周末zhōu mòweekend末 = mò
- 末日mò rìthe last day; doomsday末 = mò
Go deeper
All readings
end; tip
the end; the tip; the final part; last
末端；最后的部分；不是开头的那一头。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 周末zhōu mòweekend末 = mò
- 末日mò rìthe last day; doomsday末 = mò
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 末 mean?
末 (mò) means the end; the tip; the final part; last.
How do you pronounce 末?
It is pronounced mò.
What parts is 末 made of?
一 (one) and 木 (tree; wood). The recorded source is: Unicode U+672B and hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 modern glyph inspection (stroke 1 = long 横 laid above; strokes 2-5 = 木 横竖撇捺). Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 末 have?
5. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 末?
木. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 末?
Common ones are 周末 and 末日. The reading of 末 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.