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完
Mandarin · pinyin wán
Meanings
- to finish
- to be over
- whole
- complete
- entire
Characters in this entry
- 完
- wán · complete, finish, settle; whole
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Mandarin tones
2 · wan2
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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 15 senses · 1 Cantonese reading
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
jyun4
Cantonese word readings for 完. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
character
- whole; complete; intact
- to end; to finish
- to end; to finish — Used after a verb to indicate completive aspect.
- to run out; to use up
- to complete; to finish
- (obsolete) firm; stable
- perfect; faultless; flawless
- to fail; to enter a dangerous or hopeless state; to be doomed; done for
- to pay; to pay back
- (obsolete) abundant; sufficient; plentiful
- (literary) to preserve
- (literary) to build; to repair; to renovate
- (historical) an ancient light punishment
- a surname
character
- (Hakka) whole; entire
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