了 (le, liǎo) — Chinese Character

了

le, liǎo

(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)

Radical: 亅 HSK 1 y, u, v pictographic

Components & Etymology

了 decomposes into the following components:

乛亅

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 了.

不了

bù le

unable to

不了

bù liǎo

unable to

临了

lín liǎo

为了

wèi le

in order to

了了

liǎo liǎo

to realize clearly

了事

liǎo shì

to dispose of a matter

了债

liǎo zhài

了却

liǎo què

to resolve

了局

liǎo jú

end

了当

liǎo dàng

frank

了得

liǎo de

了断

liǎo duàn

Characters that share the radical 亅.

Practice this character with stroke-order training, spaced repetition, and reading passages across all HSK levels.