Taxonomy of meanings for 始終:  

  • ENDURING
    • NPadVV=negativefrom the beginning to the end (with negated V: never)
  • CHANGE
    • NPab{N1&N2}processcyclic development, revolution
  • EVENT
    • NPabhistoriographyHISTORIOGRAPHIC TERM: cyclical development > the entire process of a matter from the beginning to its end > main events during a process (biographic information about date and place of birth, main events in the teaching career, etc.; in ZTJ usually appearing the phrase 化緣始終)