最终
zuìzhōng · HSK 6
final
🏁 最 (most) + 终 (end) = the most end = final, ultimate
最 means most or superlative, 终 means end or finish. Together they stack into the very last point — the ultimate conclusion. Sounds like 'zway-johng', rhymes with 'sway along' to the finish line.
最 — top 冃 (hat/cover) + bottom 取 (take)
Originally a compound suggesting taking something even at risk, with 冃 (a covering, often confused with 日 sun) over 取 (to seize). Over time it shifted from 'to risk taking' to the superlative meaning 'most' or 'extremely', its modern use in Chinese.