末
Meaning
- tip
- end
- final stage
Example sentence
不要把本末倒置。
Don't put the cart before the horse.
The character 末
末 is 木 with a stroke across the top: the tip of the tree. The end of things — 周末 the weekend, 月末, 期末 the end of term — and it is the exact opposite of 本, the root.