2 strokes
Character #4 · The First 1000
了 le meaning: -ed
(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
Also read liǎo (to finish; clear in one's mind; to understand clearly)
- Strokes
- 2
- Both scripts
- 了
- Poster cell
- D1
简 = 繁了 is the same in both scripts. The switch changes the example words.
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02 练习纸
Free printable · One page
Practice writing 了
Write 了 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, le, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.
Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet 03 千字海报
04 问答
Quick answers
- What does 了 mean in English?
- 了 (le) means "-ed": (completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now).
- How do you pronounce 了?
- 了 is pronounced le in pinyin, with the neutral tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ˙ㄌㄜ. It can also be read liǎo (to finish; clear in one's mind; to understand clearly).
- How many strokes does 了 have?
- 了 has 2 strokes, in both simplified and traditional Chinese.
- Is 了 the same in traditional Chinese?
- Yes. 了 is written the same way in simplified and traditional Chinese.
- What are common words with 了?
- Common words that use 了 include 为了 (wèile, in order to; for), 除了 (chúle, except; besides), 极了 (jíle, extremely), 算了 (suànle, forget it).
- How common is 了?
- 了 is number 4 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell D1 of The First 1000 poster.
Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.