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 <WL>终(F終) [zhōng] end; 终于 finally; 始终 all along; 终身 life-long
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-From 纟(糸 sī) ‘thread’ and 冬 dōng ‘winter’. Originally zhōng ‘end’ and dōng ‘winter’ (the end of the year) were both written with the same character, which represented a pair of legs with the heels (the ends) indicated (or a rope with knots at both ends); this has become 夂 in the modern writing.
+The Shuōwén Seal form of 終(􂑃𦄖) zhōng ‘end’ combines 糸 sī ‘thread’ and 冬(􁿃) dōng ‘winter’ (phonosemantic); 終 and 冬 are said to be closely related, cf. 冬.
-	冫(冰 bīng) ‘ice’ was added for 冬 ‘winter’. Then 糸 ‘thread’ was added for 终 ‘end’.
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