How to Write 了 (liǎo) — Chinese Stroke Order
Meaning: (completed action marker), (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now), (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) · 2 strokes · HSK 2
Character facts
| Character | 了 |
|---|---|
| Pinyin | liǎo (also: lundefined, liào) |
| Strokes | 2 |
| HSK level | HSK 2 |
| Unicode | U+4E86 |
English meanings
- (completed action marker)
- (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
- (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
- to finish
- to achieve
- variant of 瞭|了[liao3]
Words with 了
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 为了 | wèi le | in order to; for the purpose of |
| 了解 | liǎo jiě | to understand; to realize |
| 除了 | chú le | besides; apart from (... also...) |
| 了不起 | liǎo bù qǐ | amazing; terrific |
| 受不了 | shòu bù liǎo | unbearable; unable to endure |
| 免不了 | miǎn bù liǎo | unavoidable; can't be avoided |
| 不得了 | bù dé liǎo | desperately serious; disastrous |
| 了结 | liǎo jié | to settle; to finish |
| 少不了 | shǎo bù liǎo | cannot do without; to be unavoidable |
| 了不得 | liǎo bù dé | terrific; terrible |
| 忘不了 | wàng bù liǎo | cannot forget |
| 了事 | liǎo shì | to dispose of a matter; to be done with it |