完 wán finish
finish; be over
How to remember 完: 宀 house + 元 yuan = finish. The young couple paint the last wall of their house, pay the builder his final yuan and cheer that it is finished.
Component breakdown
完 = 宀 house + 元 yuan
- 宀 house
- 元 yuan
- 一 one
- 兀 pedestal
The young couple paint the last wall of their house, pay the builder his final yuan and cheer that it is finished.
How it came to be
A roof with yuan under it for the sound. A house with its roof on is a house that is done with.
How it is used
- Stuck onto a verb it's a result ending meaning "finished doing it" - 吃完 (chīwán) finish eating, 做完 (zuòwán) get done, 说完 (shuōwán) finish speaking.
- Contrast 完 (the action is over) with 好 (hǎo, done and satisfactory): 做完 = finished doing; 做好 = done properly/ready.
- Negate with 没: 还没吃完 (hái méi chīwán) haven't finished eating yet.
Characters built with 完
Words with 完
Example sentences
- 水喝完了。 Shuǐ hēwán le.I finished drinking the water.
- 我吃完了，不过还是很饿。 Wǒ chīwán le, búguò háishi hěn è.I finished eating, but I'm still hungry.
- 他做完了全部的工作。 Tā zuòwánle quánbù de gōngzuò.He finished all the work.
- 天完全黑了。 Tiān wánquán hēi le.The sky turned completely dark.