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了
liǎo
1. to finish
2. to achieve
3. variant of [[瞭|了<liǎo>]]
4. to understand clearly
HSK 1 Very Common • Top 0% ✏️ 2 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

了
le
clear; to finish; particle of completed action
HSK 1 2 丶

Compound Words (20)

不了
bùliǎo
unable to
了了
liǎoliǎo
to realize clearly
了事
liǎoshì
to dispose of a matter
了却
liǎoquè
to resolve
了局
liǎojú
end
了得
liǎode
exceptional
了断
liǎoduàn
to settle (a dispute etc)
了然
liǎorán
to understand clearly
了当
liǎodàng
frank
了结
liǎojié
to settle
了解
liǎojiě
to understand
HSK 3
到了
dàoliǎo
at last
得了
déliǎo
(emphatically, in rhetorical questions) possible
明了
míngliǎo
to understand clearly
明了
míngliǎo
to understand clearly
未了
wèiliǎo
unfinished
末了
mòliǎo
in the end
了然
liǎorán
to understand clearly
了解
liǎojiě
to understand
HSK 3
知了
zhīliǎo
cicada

Alternate Entries

了
le
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause) / (completed action marker)
HSK 1
了
liǎo
(of eyes) bright / clear-sighted / to understand clearly
HSK 1

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
1
Character Frequency Rank
4
Word Frequency Rank
4 of 84,292