1. 了

了

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  • 5th most frequent character
  • Adds ~1.10% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 98 words
  • Component in 6 characters

Decomposition

1Once
了→
㇇亅
2Radical
了→
㇇N/A亅hook
3Graphical
了→
㇇亅

Pinyin & Meaning

1. le (le5)(modal particle intensifying preceding clause) • (completed action marker)
2. liǎo (liao3)to finish • to achieve • to understand
3. liǎo (liao3)(of eyes) bright • clear-sighted • to understand clearly

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

了 also appears in:
子疗辽亨钌孓

Example Words

Common

了解 
为了 (為了)
除了 

Uncommon

不得了 
了不起 
大不了 
怎么了 (怎麼了)
没完没了 (沒完沒了)
罢了 (罷了)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.