(after a verb) marks a completed action; (at sentence end) marks a change or new situation
了 has two jobs: a soft le after verbs or at the end marks completion or a new situation; read liǎo, it means to understand or finish.
GF0025–2021 character list · 一级, 三级WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
Taught as one complete written unit; ZDIC describes the original as a pictograph.
(after a verb) marks a completed action; (at sentence end) marks a change or new situation
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WHOLE CHARACTER
(after a verb) marks a completed action; (at sentence end) marks a change or new situation
了 has two jobs: a soft le after verbs or at the end marks completion or a new situation; read liǎo, it means to understand or finish.
Taught as one complete written unit; ZDIC describes the original as a pictograph.
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