结束
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 3
结束 (jiéshù) · to end
结束 (jiéshù) means “to end; to finish”. It is written with 2 characters: 结 (knot) + 束 (bunch (measure word)). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 结束 is built
The characters
结 jié · knot
What 结 is made of
- 纟sī — silk
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 吉jí — lucky
- 士shì — scholar
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 纟 gives the meaning, 吉 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
束 shù · bunch (measure word)
What 束 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: Lumber 木 bound by rope 口 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
会议十点就结束了。Huìyì shí diǎn jiù jiéshù le.The meeting ended at ten.
比赛几点结束？Bǐsài jǐ diǎn jiéshù?What time does the game end?
Questions about 结束
What does 结束 mean?
结束 (jiéshù) means “to end; to finish”.
How do you pronounce 结束?
结束 is pronounced jiéshù.
Which HSK level is 结束?
结束 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Related words
- 结果jiéguǒresult
- 结实jiēshisturdy
- 结合jiéhéto combine
- 结婚jiéhūnto get married
- 团结tuánjiéto unite
- 总结zǒngjiéto sum up
- 结构jiégòustructure
- 结论jiélùnconclusion
- 结账jiézhàngto pay the bill
- 巴结bājieto curry favour with
Learn 结束 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 71: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.