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

不了

bù liǎo

临了

lín liǎo

为了

wèi le

了了

liǎo liǎo

了事

liǎo shì

了债

liǎo zhài

了却

liǎo què

了局

liǎo jú

了当

liǎo dàng

了得

liǎo de

了断

liǎo duàn

Characters that share the radical 亅.

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