Learn the stroke order of the Chinese character "了"

The character "了" has 2 strokes. Its radical is "乛". View the introduction of "了"

Let's take a look at the stroke order of "了."

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The basic meaning of the Chinese character "了"

v.: finish; end; conclude; settle; be able/unable to do sth; have the/no ability to do sth; can or cannot; know clearly; be clear about; understand

adv.: completely; entirely

Form words with "了"

干乏了 be done in from working

吓坏了 be badly scared

没钱了 have no more money

算错了 calculate wrongly

说错了 speak falsely

熟过了 be overcooked

气坏了 be beside oneself with rage

没面了 run out of flour

钱花涨了 overspend; spend too much

学乖了 become wiser

哭开了 begin to cry; start crying

唱开了 begin to sing

记错了 remember wrongly

晒黑了 be sunburnt; be suntanned

过去了 pass away/on/out

手上起泡了 get blisters in one's palm

窘得脸红了 be flushed with embarrassment

哭着睡着了 cry oneself into sleep

吃饭呛了 choke over one's food

挤满了人 be swarmed with people

Example phrases using "了"

• 歌唱家应听众要求又唱了三首歌。

  The singer gave three encores.

• 你别跟我蘑菇了，我还要办事呢。

  Don’t pester me; I’ve got to attend to business.

• 已经违纪了，你再说好话也没用。

  It is no use offering an apology now that you’ve violated the regulation.

• 别再耍贫嘴了，咱们开始干活吧。

  No more of your glib talk. Let’s begin our work.

• 这夹克太小了，绷在身上不舒服。

  This jacket is too small and uncomfortably tight.

• 天上乌云滚滚，看样子要下雨了。

  Dark clouds are gathering in the sky; it seems that it’s going to rain.

• 那个人有好几天没在村里露脸了。

  That man had not appeared in the village for several days.

• 他在第一轮比赛中就被刷下来了。

  He was eliminated in the first round of the game.

• 正当我不知所措时，好运降临了。

  When I was at a loss, luck intervened.

• 哥伦布于1492年发现了美洲。

  Columbus discovered America in 1492.

Explanation of Chinese character strokes

The types of Chinese character strokes refer to the classification of basic strokes that make up Chinese characters. According to traditional classification methods, the types of Chinese character strokes can be divided into eight major categories, namely: horizontal, vertical, left-falling, right-falling, dot, lifting, hook, and turning. Here is a brief explanation of each type of stroke:

Horizontal: A straight line segment from left to right, such as the character "一".

Vertical: A vertical line segment from top to bottom, such as the character "丨".

Left-falling: A line segment that falls from top to bottom and slants to the left, such as the character "丿".

Right-falling: A line segment that falls from top to bottom and slants to the right, such as the character "乀".

Dot: A small dot, such as the character "丶".

Lifting: A line segment that falls from top to bottom and bends to the right, such as the character "㇀".

Hook: A hook shape formed at the end of a stroke, such as the character "亅".

Turning: A shape where the stroke turns in the middle, such as the character "乛".

These types of strokes can be combined to form complex Chinese characters, each composed of different strokes. Understanding the types of Chinese character strokes is very important for writing and recognizing Chinese characters.