WHOLE CHARACTER
完
whole; complete; intact; to finish; to be over; to run out; to be used up; to pay (taxes; grain)
完 means whole and finished: 完成, 完全, 完整, and 用完 'used up'.
ZDIC: 形声，从宀、元声 — the roof side over 元 as the sound side.
Character Familiestop / bottom
完
whole; complete; intact; to finish; to be over; to run out; to be used up; to pay (taxes; grain)
完 means whole and finished: 完成, 完全, 完整, and 用完 'used up'.
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WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
top / bottom
ZDIC: 形声，从宀、元声 — the roof side over 元 as the sound side.
TOP: THE ROOF SIDE
宀
covered house; shelter
Often called the roof component. Its dictionary meaning concerns a covered house; its role in this character is shown below.
In 完: top: the roof side Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.
BOTTOM: THE SOUND SIDE 元 (YUÁN)
元
origin; first
Sound clue in 园.
In 完: bottom: the sound side 元 (yuán) A historical sound side, not an exact modern match: wán and yuán both end in -an, but the finals differ (wan/u-an vs yuan/ü-an) and the initials are written differently (w-/y-); the tone matches (both 2).
Tone 2
- whole; complete; intact
- to finish; to be over
- to run out; to be used up
- to pay (taxes; grain)
- 完成to complete; to accomplish
- 完全completely; fully
- 完整complete; intact
- 用完to use up
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