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了、瞭

The simplified character '了' corresponds to 2 different characters in traditional Chinese. The choice depends on the meaning of the word, not a character-by-character swap.

明白;遠望
Reading
liào liǎo Jyut. liu4
Strokes
17 Radical512
Kangxi
17 (derived) p. 817, no. 26
Telegraph
TW 4229 CN 4229
English
bright, clear; clear-sighted
Correct
瞭解 瞭望 明瞭 一目瞭然
Common Mistake
了解(大陸用法)

⚠️ 臺灣標準作「瞭解」;「了解」在大陸為規範寫法

Basis: 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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