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CHINESE CHARACTER

wán

完

完

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pay

Numbered pinyin
wan2
English meanings
exhaust, run_out, wipe_out, run out, pay, complete, completion, finish, be through, be over, use_up, wind up, payment, use up, pay (taxes), end up

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Top–bottom structure

Top–bottom arrangement: top 宀; bottom 元.

  • Top

    宀
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  • Bottom

    元
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Meaning & sound clues

宀 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “roof”.

元 is identified as the sound component (yuán). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 完.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿱宀元

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    zuòyè作业zuò做wánliǎo完了。

    Finished the homework.

  2. 02

    fàn饭chī吃wánliǎo完了。

    Finished the meal.

  3. 03

    qián钱huā花wánliǎo完了。

    The money is spent.

  4. 04

    huà话shuō说wánliǎo完了。

    Done speaking.

  5. 05

    gōngzuò工作wánchéng完成le了。

    Work is done.

  6. 06

    kàn看wán完shū书le了。

    Finished reading.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 完了
  • 完全
  • 完善
  • 完备
  • 完好
  • 完成
  • 完整
  • 完毕
  • 完美
  • 完蛋
  • 没完没了