How to write character 了

Writing Guide for 了

Follow the animated strokes and the numbered stroke list to learn the correct writing order for 了.

• 了 is written with 2 strokes.
• Its radical is 乛, a useful clue when looking the character up in a dictionary.

As a general rule, write Chinese characters from top to bottom and from left to right. Write horizontal strokes before vertical strokes when they cross, and finish an enclosing frame with its bottom stroke last.

1. Watch the stroke order animation for 了 and notice the direction of each stroke.
2. Trace the strokes in order, following the numbered stroke list.
3. Write 了 on grid paper, keeping it centered and balanced.
4. Compare your writing with the model and correct any out-of-order strokes.