终 zhōng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- Made of
- 纟 silk 冬 winter, 11th lunar month
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
终端
zhōngduān
terminal; end device
Characters in this word
端 duān
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 立 — to stand
- Made of
- 立 to stand 耑 specialized
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 移动终端的普及改变了人们获取新闻、支付账单和参与公共讨论的方式。 Yídòng zhōngduān de pǔjí gǎibiàn le rénmen huòqǔ xīnwén, zhīfù zhàngdān hé cānyù gōnggòng tǎolùn de fāngshì. The spread of mobile terminals has changed how people obtain news, pay bills, and take part in public discussion.
- 超市收银台都装了新的支付终端。 Chāoshì shōuyíntái dōu zhuāng le xīn de zhīfù zhōngduān. All the checkout counters in the supermarket have been fitted with new payment terminals.
- 银行大厅里安了几台自助终端。 Yínháng dàtīng lǐ ān le jǐ tái zìzhù zhōngduān. Several self-service terminals have been installed in the bank lobby.
Related words
- 始终 shǐzhōng all along
- 终于 zhōngyú finally
- 终点 zhōngdiǎn finish line; end point
- 终身 zhōngshēn lifelong
- 终止 zhōngzhǐ to stop; to end
- 年终 niánzhōng end of the year
- 终极 zhōngjí ultimate; final
- 终结 zhōngjié to end; to bring to a close
- 终究 zhōngjiū after all; in the end
- 终生 zhōngshēng lifelong; all one’s life
- 自始至终 zìshǐzhìzhōng from beginning to end; throughout
- 端 duān to hold, to carry