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

神经末梢对疼痛非常敏感。

Shénjīng mòshāo duì téngtòng fēicháng mǐngǎn.

Nerve endings are very sensitive to pain.

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