- 了(newborn child; infant)ASSOCIATIVE
An image of a curled-up baby suggests completeness and ending.
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了
了
⼅Radical 6 · 2 strokes
(completed action marker)
HSK 1 (2.0)HSK 1 (3.0)3 meanings#4
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹助particle
(completed action marker)
中表示动作或事情已经完成或结束biǎoshì dòngzuò huò shìqing yǐjīng wánchéng huò jiéshù
- 。
I have already eaten.
- 。
She bought a new coat.
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- 。
It's time for me to go to sleep.
- 。
It's time for me to go to sleep.
- Muiriel20。
Muiriel is 20 years old now.
- 。
You should go to bed.
- 。
It is said that his father passed away abroad.
- 貳助particle
(modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
中表示动作完成或情况已经发生的虚词biǎoshì dòngzuò wánchéng huò qíngkuàng yǐjīng fāshēng de xūcí
- 。
It's raining.
- ，。
Spring has arrived and the flowers are all in bloom.
- 參助particle
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
中句子末尾的虚词，表示动作完成或状态改变jùzi mòwěi de xūcí, biǎoshì dòngzuò wánchéng huò zhuàngtài gǎibiàn
- ！
That's great!
- ，。
It's getting dark, let's head home.
了
⼅Radical 6 · 2 strokes
clear-sighted
HSK 1 (2.0)HSK 1 (3.0)4 meanings#4
MEANING4 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
clear-sighted
中明白；懂得；完成míngbai; dǒngde; wánchéng
- 。
He is very clever.
- ，。
This old man's eyes were sharp and perceptive — one glance was all it took for him to see through to the truth.
- 貳动verb
to understand clearly
中明白；清楚地知道míngbai；qīngchǔ de zhīdào
- 。
I understand now.
- 。
He knows the ins and outs of this matter like the back of his hand.
- 參动verb
to understand clearly (variant of 瞭|了[liao3])
中明白；懂得míngbai; dǒngde
- 。
He has a thorough understanding of the whole story from beginning to end.
- 肆形adjective
(of eyes) bright
中(眼睛)明亮、清亮yǎnjing míngliàng、qīngliàng
- 。
Her eyes are very bright.
- 。
That child's eyes were bright and clear.
了
⼅Radical 6 · 2 strokes
unofficial variant of 瞭[liao4]
HSK 1 (2.0)HSK 1 (3.0)1 meaning#4
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹动verb
unofficial variant of 瞭[liao4]
中看清楚；明白kàn qīngchu; míngbai
- 。
I didn't follow through with it.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS了
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹助particle
(completed action marker)
中表示动作或事情已经完成或结束biǎoshì dòngzuò huò shìqing yǐjīng wánchéng huò jiéshù
- 。
I have already eaten.
- 。
She bought a new coat.
+ 5 more examples for this meaning
- 。
It's time for me to go to sleep.
- 。
It's time for me to go to sleep.
- Muiriel20。
Muiriel is 20 years old now.
- 。
You should go to bed.
- 。
It is said that his father passed away abroad.
- 貳助particle
(modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
中表示动作完成或情况已经发生的虚词biǎoshì dòngzuò wánchéng huò qíngkuàng yǐjīng fāshēng de xūcí
- 。
It's raining.
- ，。
Spring has arrived and the flowers are all in bloom.
- 參助particle
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
中句子末尾的虚词，表示动作完成或状态改变jùzi mòwěi de xūcí, biǎoshì dòngzuò wánchéng huò zhuàngtài gǎibiàn
- ！
That's great!
- ，。
It's getting dark, let's head home.
了
MEANING4 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
clear-sighted
中明白；懂得；完成míngbai; dǒngde; wánchéng
- 。
He is very clever.
- ，。
This old man's eyes were sharp and perceptive — one glance was all it took for him to see through to the truth.
- 貳动verb
to understand clearly
中明白；清楚地知道míngbai；qīngchǔ de zhīdào
- 。
I understand now.
- 。
He knows the ins and outs of this matter like the back of his hand.
- 參动verb
to understand clearly (variant of 瞭|了[liao3])
中明白；懂得míngbai; dǒngde
- 。
He has a thorough understanding of the whole story from beginning to end.
- 肆形adjective
(of eyes) bright
中(眼睛)明亮、清亮yǎnjing míngliàng、qīngliàng
- 。
Her eyes are very bright.
- 。
That child's eyes were bright and clear.
了
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹动verb
unofficial variant of 瞭[liao4]
中看清楚；明白kàn qīngchu; míngbai
- 。
I didn't follow through with it.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 了(newborn child; infant)ASSOCIATIVE
An image of a curled-up baby suggests completeness and ending.
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