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
to handle; frank; outspoken
to handle; frank; outspoken
to settle; to conclude; to finish
to settle in court (oppo. sī liǎo)
endless cycle of revenge; revenge never ends
revenge never ends; cycle of payback
sth bad happened
don't bring it up; drop the subject; say no more
don't bring it up; drop the subject; say no more
finally; at last; in the end
one's predestined fate is yet to be fulfilled (idiom)
one's predestined fate is yet to be fulfilled (idiom)
Here we go again.
Here we go again.
fig. you'll have to take the consequences
fig. you'll have to take the consequences
to feel reassured
having nothing better to do; see chī bǎo chēng zhe
having nothing better to do; see chī bǎo chēng zhe
failed; to have not succeeded
full to overflowing; jampacked; up to the eyeballs
full to overflowing; jampacked; up to the eyeballs
oh, no!; gosh!; shoot!
oh, no!; gosh!; shoot!