Learn one Chinese Character a day - 末

Today we continue with another Chinese character 末, which is created with 木 as well, with an indicator  drawn upon the treetop. What is its meaning here? treetops exactly. 末 was then extended to mean end of something or sometime.

Let us confirm our observation from its evolution history: (image get from http://www.vividict.com)

Learn one Chinese Character a day - 末

From evolution history of 末, it is very obvious that 末 followed exactly the same logic till now.

This is a quick lesson, let us enjoy a Chinese calligraphy with 末 inside:

幕末