Character Details
complete (to); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) Ascii: — w85
Hanyu Pinyin Pronunciation Tone Components/Primitives Wiktionary Alt Sounds
了 le / liǎo luh / leeowe 5 亅 (hook) + ㇏ (bend) → completed; particle 了 link
Picture Character Story
This is a grammatical particle similar to the English (-ed). It looks like the character for 'child' except not completed.
Notes
[HSK 1] - Again, there is no direct translation of le in English, but the character refers to something in the past or something which is ongoing. Sometimes it is used as an exclamation.
Examples
- What's wrong with you - I'm full
Strokes
Single Character Decomposition
Radical Name Label Domain Component Persona Example Characters
1 - 丨 gǔn line/stick vertical line single vertical stroke 中 申 丨
Elements Semantic Element Phonetic Element Note
亅 (hook) + ㇏ (bend) → completed; particle 亅 (semantic: hook) — pure semantic

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