Usage of the character 末

tip
end
final stage
latter part
inessential detail
powder
dust
opera role of old man

mòlù

末路

[末路]

dead end; impasse
end of the road; final days

fěnmò

粉末

[粉末]

fine powder
dust

mòjié

末节

[末節]

inessentials
minor detail

jiémò

结末

[結末]

ending
finally

Suímò

隋末

[隋末]

last years of the Sui dynasty
early 7th century AD

mòwěi

末尾

[末尾]

end; tip; extremity

yàome

要末

[要末]

variant of 要麼／要么 (yàome)

mòzào

末造

[末造]

final phase

shǐmò

始末

[始末]

whole story
the ins and outs

mòliǎo

末了

[末了]

(coll.) final part; last bit
(coll.) in the end; finally

mòzi

末子

[末子]

powder
dust

mòliú

末流

[末流]

late degenerate stage

jièmo

芥末

[芥末]

mustard
wasabi

mòshāo

末梢

[末梢]

tip
end
last few days

Míngmò

明末

[明末]

late Ming
first half of the 17th century

mòrì

末日

[末日]

last day
end
final days
doomsday

mòméi

末煤

[末煤]

slack coal (final poor quality coal)

jùmò

锯末

[鋸末]

sawdust

mòyè

末叶

[末葉]

final years
end (of a decade, era etc)

Yuánmò

元末

[元末]

final years of Yuan dynasty (1279-1368)
mid 14th century

Qīngmò

清末

[清末]

the final years of the Qing dynasty 清朝 ( Qīngcháo)
late Qing

mòpiān

末篇

[末篇]

final installment
last phase
end

mòchá

末茶

[末茶]

tea powder (matcha)

mòr

末儿

[末兒]

powder
puree

mòyuàn

末愿

[末願]

final vows (in a religious order or congregation of the Catholic Church)

mòduān

末端

[末端]

tip; extremity

mòyè

末页

[末頁]

last page

Tángmò

唐末

[唐末]

late Tang period (9th century)

qīmò

期末

[期末]

end of term

wēimò

微末

[微末]

tiny
negligible

qièmo

切末

[切末]

stage props

mòfú

末伏

[末伏]

the third of the three annual periods of hot weather (三伏 (sānfú)), which typically runs over the middle ten days of August

qièmo

砌末

[砌末]

variant of 切末 (qièmo)

mòhòu

末后

[末後]

finally

niánmò

年末

[年末]

end of the year

ròumò

肉末

[肉末]

ground meat

zhōumò

周末

[週末]

weekend

nàme

那末

[那末]

variant of 那麼／那么 (nàme)

Qiěmò

且末

[且末]

Cherchen nahiyisi or Qiemo county in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州 ( Bāyīnguōléng Měnggǔ Zìzhìzhōu), Xinjiang

mònián

末年

[末年]

the final years (of a regime)

suìmò

碎末

[碎末]

flecks
particles
bits
fine powder

Qínmò

秦末

[秦末]

the end of the Qin dynasty 207 BC

mòduàn

末段

[末段]

final segment
last stage

mòzuò

末座

[末座]

end seat
final place (for less senior person)

mòyào

末药

[末藥]

myrrh (Commiphora myrrha)
also written 沒藥／没药 (mòyào)

zhème

这末

[這末]

variant of 這麼／这么 (zhème)

Mòrì

末日

[末日]

Judgment Day (in Christian eschatology)

běnmò

本末

[本末]

the whole course of an event from beginning to end
ins and outs
the fundamental and the incidental

mòrèn

末任

[末任]

(of the holder of an official post which no longer exists) the last (incumbent)

mòxiè

末屑

[末屑]

bits
scraps

mòsù

末速

[末速]

speed at the end of the trajectory
speed in the final stage

mòshì

末世

[末世]

last phase (of an age)

yuèmò

月末

[月末]

end of month
late in the month

mòchē

末车

[末車]

the last bus (or train)

mòyì

末艺

[末藝]

small skill
my humble capabilities

suìmò

岁末

[歲末]

end of the year

mòdài

末代

[末代]

final generation

mòxí

末席

[末席]

end seat
place for less senior person

mòqī

末期

[末期]

end (of a period)
last part
final phase

Mòdǐgǎi

末底改

[末底改]

Mordechai (name)

wēimòjiǔ

威末酒

[威末酒]

vermouth (loanword)

mòrìlùn

末日论

[末日論]

eschatology

zhízhīmò

植脂末

[植脂末]

non-dairy creamer powder

zhànguómò

战国末

[戰國末]

late Warring States period, c. 250-221 BC before the First Emperor's Qin Dynasty

shìjìmò

世纪末

[世紀末]

end of the century

duànchéngmò

煅成末

[煅成末]

to calcine (purify by heating)

qīmòkǎo

期末考

[期末考]

final exam

mòbānchē

末班车

[末班車]

last bus or train
last chance

shímòfèi

石末肺

[石末肺]

silicosis
grinder's disease
also written 矽末病

xīmòbìng

矽末病

[矽末病]

silicosis (occupational disease of miners)
grinder's disease
also written 矽末病

Qiěmòxiàn

且末县

[且末縣]

Cherchen nahiyisi or Qiemo county in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州 ( Bāyīnguōléng Měnggǔ Zìzhìzhōu), Xinjiang

shěběnzhúmò

舍本逐末

[捨本逐末]

to neglect the root and pursue the tip (idiom)
to neglect fundamentals and concentrate on details

xìwēimòjié

细微末节

[細微末節]

tiny insignificant details
niceties

qióngtúmòlù

穷途末路

[窮途末路]

lit. the path exhausted, the end of the road (idiom); an impasse
in a plight with no way out
things have reached a dead end

Míngmò Qīngchū

明末清初

[明末清初]

late Ming and early Qing
around the middle of the 17th century

Mòdài Huángdì

末代皇帝

[末代皇帝]

The Last Emperor, 1987 biopic of Pu Yi 溥儀／溥仪 ( Pǔyí) by Bernardo Bertolucci

cānmòtiánjiǔ

餐末甜酒

[餐末甜酒]

dessert wine

zhànguómònián

战国末年

[戰國末年]

late Warring States period, c. 250-221 BC before the First Emperor's Qin Dynasty

shìjièmòrì

世界末日

[世界末日]

end of the world

mòwèitáotài

末位淘汰

[末位淘汰]

sacking the worst-performing employee
elimination of the worst-performing contestant

mòshāoshénjīng

末梢神经

[末梢神經]

peripheral nerve

cháyèmòr

茶叶末儿

[茶葉末兒]

tea leaves powder

Yuánmò Míngchū

元末明初

[元末明初]

late Yuan and early Ming
mid 14th century

běnmòdàozhì

本末倒置

[本末倒置]

lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect
to stress the incidental over the fundamental
to put the cart before the horse

qiángnǔzhīmò

强弩之末

[強弩之末]

lit. an arrow at the end of its flight (idiom)
fig. spent force

zhōumòyúkuài

周末愉快

[週末愉快]

Have a nice weekend!

xìzhīmòjié

细枝末节

[細枝末節]

minor details
trifles

Qīngmò Mínchū

清末民初

[清末民初]

the late Qing and early Republic, i.e. China around 1911

Nánfāng Zhōumò

南方周末

[南方周末]

Southern Weekend (newspaper)

Hànmò Wèichū

汉末魏初

[漢末魏初]

late Han and early Wei (roughly, first half of 3rd century AD)

Qiěmòyízhǐ

且末遗址

[且末遺址]

ruins of Cherchen, Qarqan or Chiemo, archaeological site in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州, Xinjiang

shìjìmònián

世纪末年

[世紀末年]

final years of the century

shímòchénzhuóbìng

石末沉着病

[石末沉著病]

silicosis (occupational disease of miners)
grinder's disease
also written 矽末病

Yēsū Jīdū Mòshì Shèngtú Jiàohuì

耶稣基督末世圣徒教会

[耶穌基督末世聖徒教會]

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints