TIP    枝幹的末端末

PLACE at the END of a LONG THING.
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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 ／
Hyponym
  • ARROWHEAD　SHARP TIP of an ARROW. (anc: 6/0, child: 0)
Hypernym
  • PLACE　PART of SPACE that THINGS BE-IN:are-in. (anc: 4/0, child: 39)
  • PART　OBJECT which COMBINES with OTHER OBJECTS to BECOME ONE LARGER WHOLE OBJECT. (anc: 3/0, child: 8)
  • OBJECT　[NO HYPERNYM.] WHAT one CAN NAME:refer to. (anc: 2/0, child: 6)
  • 古辭辨 Gu ci bian ( WANG FENGYANG 1993) p. 81

  • A New Dictionary of Classical Greek Synonyms ( T.W.HARBSMEIER 2004) p. NO. 46

    • Words (8 items)

    端  duān OC: toon MC: tʷɑn 10 Attributions

    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 Attributions

    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 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • ntip, end
    • nfigurativeend, side
    刺  cì 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nthe sharp point of a piercing weaponLZ
    括  kuò MC: kwat OC: kood 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • nadVat the tip (of an arrow)CH
    標  biāo OC: pew MC: piɛu 1 Attribution

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

      Syntactic words
    • ntip of twig or a pole
    杪  miǎo OC: mewʔ MC: miɛu 0 Attributions

    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 Attributions

    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