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Stroke order
了 is written in 2 strokes.

- 了
Senses
- (completed action marker)
- (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
- (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
Example sentences
- 他来了。Tā lái le.He has come.
- 我买了一本书。Wǒ mǎi le yì běn shū.I bought a book.
Related words
了 is pronounced le. HSK 1 places it in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the standardised measure of Chinese proficiency. There is a real difference between having seen 了 and being able to use it, and cramming a list flatters the first while doing little for the second. LexiTrail shows you the word again at the point your recall of it is about to lapse.