了 (le): [makes an exclamation] — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Character Breakdown

Single Body

了=乛horizontal bend+亅vertical hook

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HSK Vocabulary: 了

HSK words that contain this character.

为了

wèi le

in order to

HSK 3

了解

liǎo jiě

understand

HSK 3

除了

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 了 is used in context

wèi为

le了

jiàn健

kāng康

，

wǒ我

měi每

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For health, I exercise every day.

tài太

hǎo好

le了

！

Great!

wǒ我

liǎo了

jiě解

zhè这

ge个

wèn问

tí题

。

I understand this problem.

wǒ我

míng明

bái白

le了

。

I understand.

wǒ我

de的

gōng工

zuò作

yǐ已

jīng经

wán完

le了

。

My work is already finished.

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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "le".

lè乐

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "乙".

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