Spot 了
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
了 component
le, liǎo · clear; to finish; particle of completed action
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 了
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue了Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
These cards only show complete visual decompositions from the current dataset that contain 了.
辽=
辶
亨=
亠+口
疗=
疒
钌=
钅
函=
凵+丷+八
亟=
+叹+一
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 了 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
医疗yīliáo
medical treatment
HSK 3.0 · L5治疗zhìliáoto treat
HSK 3.0 · L5函hánenvelope
HSK 3.0 · L7-9疗法liáofǎtherapy
HSK 3.0 · L7-9辽阔liáokuòvast
HSK 3.0 · L7-9疗效liáoxiàohealing efficacy
HSK 3.0 · L7-9疗养liáoyǎngto get well
HSK 3.0 · L7-9万事亨通wàn shì hēng tōngeverything is going smoothly
书函shū hánletter
亟待jí dàito need urgently
亟需jí xūto urgently need
亟jíurgently, immediately, extremely