卒[䘚]zú

Ⅰ  ❶ （兵） soldier; private: 小 ～ private; a mere pawn; 马前 ～ pawn; 士 ～ soldiers; the rank and file; officers and men
❷ （差役） servant; attendant: 贩夫走 ～ the lower classes of society; pedlars and menial servants; underling; lackey
❸ （象棋棋子） pawn, one of the pieces in Chinese chess Ⅱ  ❶ (完毕； 结束) finish; end: ～ 岁 tide over a year; ～ 其事 finish the job; wind up the business
❷ （死） die: 暴 ～ die all of a sudden; 病 ～ die of illness; 屈原的生 ～ 年月不详。 The date of birth and death of Qu Yuan is unknown. Ⅲ  (到底； 终于) at last; in the end; finally: ～ 偿素愿 had one's wishes fulfilled at long last; ～ 底于成 finally achieve success
另见 see also cù。
◆卒业 [书] graduate; finish a course of study; 卒子 a soldier; a private