了 (completed action particle)

了

Pinyin:  le

Meaning: a particle added to the end of a verb to indicate a completed action. 
[Note: this is only used to indicate actions completed in the recent past or at a specified point in the past. The particle 过 is usually used to indicate an action which has been completed in the distant past or at an indefinite point in time in the past].

Examples:

A: 你吃了吗？ (ni3 chi1le ma1?, Have you eaten?) B: 我吃了。 (wo3 chi1le, I have eaten.)

Number of strokes: 2

HSK level: 1

Radicals: N/A