Stroke order of 了
了 has 2 strokes. Follow the boxes left to right: the red stroke is the one to write next.
What 了 means
了 le: clear; to finish; particle of completed action.
了 has more than one reading: le, liǎo. The worksheet shows the most common one.
How it is built
- Radical: 亅
- 了 is a pictograph: it started as a drawing of the thing it means.
- A child swaddled in blanklets; compare 子.
Tips for writing 了
- Say each stroke as you write it, so the order sticks.
- Keep the character inside the box: use the dashed centre lines to place each part.
- Trace the faded copies first, then write it on your own in the empty boxes.
Practise it in context
More characters
- 在 at
- 有 to have
- 这 this
- 个 this
- 们 plural marker for pronouns and some nouns
- 为 to do
- 国 country
- 到 to go to
- 以 according to
- 说 to speak
- 时 time
- 要 essential
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