Phonetic Reading of the Character '了'



Animated Stroke Order of 了:



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Stroke Sequence of the Character '了'



Radical:乛     Strokes:2



Pinyin & Definition:

le(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed action marker)
liǎoto know/to understand
liǎoclear
liàoto look afar from a high place


Related Chinese characters:



Words with Chinese Character 了:
  • [le] (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)(completed action marker)
  • [liǎo] (of eyes) bright; clear-sighted; to understand clearly; to finish; to achieve; to understand
  • 了不得terrific; wonderful; terrific
    了不起amazing
    terrific
    extraordinary
    了了to realize clearly
    了事to dispose of a matter
    to be done with it
    了却to resolve
    to settle
    了却此生to die
    to be done with this world
    了如指掌to understand sth thoroughly (like the back of one's hand)
    了局end
    conclusion
    solution
    了当frank
    了得terrible; horrible
    了断resolve
    了无not to have anything about.
    了望台lookout; observatory; outlook; watch station; observation platform; high stand; shooting stand
    了望塔watchtower; lookout tower; watch tower
    了期The deadline of something.
    了案to conclude a case; to close a case
    了此心愿to be able to fulfill this wish; to fulfill one's wish
    了此残生to get rid of this troublesome life; to end this miserable life
    了然to understand clearly
    evident