末梢

mòshāo

noun #25,241

Measure Word

一个末梢 gè

Meanings

1 tip
2 end
3 extremity
4 terminal end (of a nerve or branch)

Characters

end; tip; final

tip of a branch; end

Examples

HSK 6

神经末梢对疼痛非常敏感。

Shénjīng mòshāo duì téngtòng fēicháng mǐngǎn.

Nerve endings are very sensitive to pain.

HSK 7-9

手指末梢感觉有些麻木。

Shǒuzhǐ mòshāo gǎnjué yǒuxiē mámù.

The tips of the fingers feel somewhat numb.

Tips

memory

末 means 'end' (as in 末尾, the very end), and 梢 means 'tip of a branch'. Together 末梢 = the very tip or terminal end - used in anatomy (nerve endings: 神经末梢) and figuratively.

Stroke Order

末 mò

梢 shāo