了

le · liǎo

ㄌㄜ˙ 瞭

HSK 1TOCFL Novice 12 strokestop 23 by use on the map →

1(completed action marker)

2(modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)

3(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)

Etymology

pictographic · A child swaddled in blanklets; compare 子

Radical

亅 · clear; to finish; particle of completed action

Composition

⿱乛亅

Writing

stroke order · 2

1

2

Words with 了

了le 了liǎo 除了chúle 为了wèile …极了…jí le 了解liǎojiě 了不起liǎobuqǐ 受不了shòubuliǎo 得了déle 完了wánle 不得了bùdéliǎo 算了suànle 罢了bàle 吹了chuī le 了结liǎojié 了却liǎoquè 别提了biétí le 免不了miǎnbuliǎo

Often confused with

了解 vs 理解