le

(completed action marker)

Character data

HSK 1
Frequency 5th character
Radical ⼅ (6.1)
Strokes 2
Index # 17

Definitions

了 le
  1. 1. (completed action marker)
  2. 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  3. 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
了 liǎo
  1. 1. variant of liǎo
  2. 2. to understand clearly
  3. 3. clear-sighted
  4. 4. (of eyes) bright
  5. 5. to achieve
  6. 6. to finish
了 liào
  1. 1. unofficial variant of liào
  2. 2. to watch from a height or distance
  3. 3. to survey

Stroke order

了 stroke order diagram
了 stroke order animation

Words containing 了

Word Meaning
too inferior to show in public; not to be disclosed
to be embarrassed; to be put on the spot
to be embarrassed; to be put on the spot
a little dirt never killed anybody (proverb)
a little dirt never killed anybody (proverb)
no thanks (used to politely but informally decline)
unable to; without end
to have passed away; to be dead
dying; (coll.) on the point of death
to have disappeared; to be missing; nowhere to be found
to have disappeared; to be missing; nowhere to be found
hardly any better; just as bad
to realize clearly; to get it over with; to settle a matter
to repay one's debt
to repay one's debt
to resolve; to settle
to be done with this world; to die
to be done with this world; to die
extremely
to bring to a conclusion; to settle (a dispute)
unoriginal; stereotyped
unoriginal; stereotyped
to lose all interest in life (idiom)
to understand clearly; to be well aware of sth
to understand clearly; to be well aware of sth