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完

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to finish; to be over; whole; complete; entire

7 strokes Dict coverage rank #1,116 U+5B8C

How 完 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

宀 (semantic, “roof”) + 元 (phonetic, yuán)

components: 宀 元

How to remember it

finish · Heisig RSH #193

house + 元 beginning

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 元

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 元 (yuán) — compare how they read:

CharacterPinyinMeaning
元 sound component yuán first; dollar; origin; head
远 yuǎn distant, remote, far; profound
园 yuán garden, park; orchard
玩 wán to play with, to joke, to entertain
顽 wán stubborn, recalcitrant, obstinate
沅 yuán a river in western Hunan
阮 ruǎn ancient musical instrument; surname
芫 yuán a poisonous plant; Daphne genkwa
朊 ruǎn protein
蚖 yuán salamander, newt
鼋 yuán large turtle, sea turtle

Words containing 完

WordPinyinMeaning
人无完人 rén wú wán rén nobody is perfect; everyone has their defect
完形心理学 wán xíng xīn lǐ xué Gestalt psychology (concerned with treating a subject as a coherent whole)
完美主义者 wán měi zhǔ yì zhě perfectionist
不完全归纳推理 bù wán quán guī nà tuī lǐ inference by incomplete induction
完事大吉 wán shì dà jí (idiom) (usu. after 就[jiu4]) (having done such-and-such) everything is now fine; that's th…
不完全叶 bù wán quán yè (botany) an incomplete leaf – one that lacks a lamina, petiole, or stipule
完成时 wán chéng shí perfect tense (grammar)
完全归纳推理 wán quán guī nà tuī lǐ inference by complete induction
完形心理治疗 wán xíng xīn lǐ zhì liáo Gestalt psychotherapy
功完行满 gōng wán xíng mǎn to fully achieve one's ambitions (idiom)
完美无缺 wán měi wú quē perfect and without blemish; flawless; to leave nothing to be desired
完人 wán rén perfect person
完好无缺 wán hǎo wú quē in perfect condition; without any defect
完好如初 wán hǎo rú chū intact; untouched; as good as before
完事 wán shì to be finished (with sth)
不完善 bù wán shàn imperfect
完工 wán gōng to finish work; to complete a project
完成 wán chéng to complete; to accomplish
完备性 wán bèi xìng completeness
用完 yòng wán used up; finished