TIP  枝幹的末端末

PLACE at the END of a LONG THING.
POINTENDEXTREMITYHEADSHARP ENDSPIKEPRONGTINENIBTOPSUMMITAPEXCUSPCROWNCRESTPINNACLEVERTEX
Hypernym
  • PLACEPART of SPACE that THINGS BE-IN:are-in.
    • PARTOBJECT which COMBINES with OTHER OBJECTS to BECOME ONE LARGER WHOLE OBJECT.
      • OBJECT[NO HYPERNYM.] WHAT one CAN NAME:refer to.
Hyponym
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The general term for the tip of any branch or twig is 末. This word is commonly used in transferred meanings.

2. Miǎo 杪 refers to the end of any branches in a tree, and the word never has any transferred meaning.

3. Biāo 標 refers to the tips of branches at the top of a tree.

4. Duān 端 can be used to refer to the end of anything including a branch or twig, but it is abstract in basic meaning.

NB: 2. Shāo 梢 is a Tang dynasty colloquial term referring to the top of twigs or very small twigs.

Modern Chinese Criteria
端

頭

穎

嘴

末

梢

尖

尖頭

尖子

rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／

Words

端  duān OC: toon MC: tʷɑn 10 AttributionsWD

Duān 端 can be used to refer to the end of anything including a branch or twig, but it is abstract in basic meaning.

    Syntactic words
  • ntip (of an arrow etc); abstractly: end or ends of something
  • npost-Ntip of NCH
末  mò OC: maad MC: mʷɑt 4 AttributionsWD

The general term for the tip of any branch or twig is 末. This word is commonly used in transferred meanings.

    Syntactic words
  • nthin end of anything; branches of twigs other than the trunk (of a tree)
頭  tóu OC: doo MC: du 3 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • ntip, end
  • nfigurativeend, side
刺  cì 2 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • nthe sharp point of a piercing weaponLZ
標  biāo OC: pew MC: piɛu 1 AttributionWD

Biāo 標 refers to the tips of branches at the top of a tree.

    Syntactic words
  • ntip of twig or a pole
括  kuò MC: kwat OC: koodCH 1 AttributionWD
    Syntactic words
  • nadVat the tip (of an arrow)CH
杪  miǎo OC: mewʔ MC: miɛu 0 AttributionsWD

Miǎo 杪 refers to the end of any branches in a tree, and the word never has any transferred meaning.

    Syntactic words
  • nend of branches in a tree
梢  shāo OC: smreew MC: ʂɣɛu
稍  shāo OC: smreewɡs MC: ʂɣɛu 0 AttributionsWD

NB: 2. Shāo 梢 is a Tang dynasty colloquial term referring to the top of twigs or very small twigs.

    Syntactic words
  • nends of branches and twigs; twigs

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