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了 → 了、瞭

The Simplified Chinese character '了' is 2 different characters in Traditional Chinese. Which one to choose depends on the meaning of this word, it cannot be translated word by word.

了 完畢;語助詞
Pronunciation
le Cantonese liu5
Strokes
2 Radical 亅 (1+1)
Kangxi
2 (Derived) Page 85, Character 11
Telegraph Code
TW 0055 CN 0055
English Translation
to finish; particle of completed action
Correct
算了 好了 了結 了不起

Source: 中華民國教育部,教育部《重編國語辭典修訂本》,臺灣學術網路第六版 Entry Link · 了 ㄌㄧㄠˇ(條目 ID 3550) (Taiwan Standard)

瞭 明白;遠望
Pronunciation
liào liǎo Cantonese liu4
Strokes
17 Radical 目 (5+12)
Kangxi
17 (Derived) Page 817, Character 26
Telegraph Code
TW 4229 CN 4229
English Translation
bright, clear; clear-sighted
Correct
瞭解 瞭望 明瞭 一目瞭然
Common Misspellings
了解(大陸用法)

⚠️ 臺灣標準作「瞭解」;「了解」在大陸為規範寫法

Source: 中華民國教育部,教育部《重編國語辭典修訂本》,臺灣學術網路第六版 Entry Link · 瞭 ㄌㄧㄠˇ(條目 ID 3553) (Taiwan Standard)

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