終

zho̅ng = zhu + (e)ng1

end / finish

终 = 冬 + 纟 : Julian Giant Squid (zhu) and the silk worm (纟) are eating udon noodles (冬) in front of the engine ((e)ng1). After a while into the dish they accidently both suck on one end (终) of the same noodle and eventually kiss.

終 character breakdown

終
- 冬
  - 冫
  - 夂
    - 丿
    - 又
      - ㇏
      - ㇇
  - ⺀
    - 丶
- 糹
  - 幺
    - 厶
  - 小
    - 亅
    - 八
      - 丿
      - ㇏

do̅ng = du + (e)ng1

winter

冬 = ⺀ + 夂 : Mnemonic symbol: udon noodles, 乌冬面.

The first signs of spring were visible in form of blossoms (⺀) appearing everywhere in front of the engine ((e)ng1), but then the winter (冬) came back and froze them. To keep warm, Doggy Dog (du) eats a hot soup with udon noodles (冬). Wearing high heels (夂) he also enjoys to keep moving and stomps on the frozen blossoms.

si̅ = s + Ø1

"silk" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 120), occurring in 紅|红[hong2], 綠|绿[lü4], 累[lei4] etc / also pr. [mi4]

A silk worm.

do̅ng = du + (e)ng1

surname Dong

do̅ng = du + (e)ng1

(onom.) beating a drum / rat-a-tat

Characters with 終 as component

終 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 終

from beginning to end / all along

to end / to reach an end

end of the year

unswerving from start to finish (idiom)

where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth / to carry things through / I started, so I'll finish.

to die of old age / to die in one's bed at a ripe old age / (fig.) (of a structure or machine etc) to come to the end of its life

to be unable to carry on even for a single day / to be in a desperate situation

year-end bonus

unswerving / unflinching

faithful unto death (i.e. Confucian ban on widow remarrying)

worried to death (idiom)

,

lit. teacher for one day, father for ever (idiom)

to die before one's allotted lifespan has run its course (idiom)

to succeed through failure / to achieve one's final aim despite apparent setback

The End (appearing at the end of a movie etc)

dumb terminal

to die of old age / to live to a ripe old age / (fig.) (of sth) to come to an end (after a long period of service)

to be faithful to one's mate all one's life

to pledge eternal love (idiom) / to exchange marriage vows

to pay careful attention to one's parents' funerary rites

Sentences with 終

終 currently does not appear in any sentence.