了

(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

了

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

了

天冷了，多穿衣服。

It has gotten cold, put on more clothes.

我吃了两个饺子。

I ate two dumplings.