How to write 終

終 (zhōng) 1. Conclusion, the final moment. 例如：“年終” (end of the year), “有始有終” (having a beginning and an end), “自始至終” (from beginning to end). 2. Death. 例如：“送終” (to see someone off at their death), “善終” (to die a good death). 3. A surname. For example, during the Han Dynasty there was a person named 終軍 (Zhōng Jūn). 4. To end, to complete. 例如：“曲終人散” (when the music ends, people disperse), “樂曲終了” (the music is finished). 5. To pass away. In the work by Ouyang Xiu from the Song Dynasty “瀧岡阡表”: “The madam died of illness at the official residence, at the age of seventy-two.” 6. To exhaust, to investigate thoroughly. In Zhu Xi's “中庸章句•第一章” from the Song Dynasty: “The following ten chapters, make use of the words of the Master to conclude the meaning of this chapter.” 7. A complete period of time from beginning to end. 例如：“終年” (whole year), “終日” (whole day), “終生” (whole life). 8. Final, last. 例如：“終點” (end point), “終站” (final station). 9. Ultimately, after all. 例如：“終究” (after all), “終將結束” (will ultimately come to an end).