A method for manufacturing an LED is disclosed. Firstly, a base with two leads is provided. The base has a cavity defined in a top face thereof and two holes defined in two lateral faces thereof. The two holes communicate the cavity with an outside environment. A chip is fixed in the cavity and electrically connected to the two leads. A cover is placed on the top face of the base to cover the cavity. An encapsulation liquid is filled into the cavity through one hole until the encapsulation liquid joins a bottom face of the cover. Finally, the encapsulation liquid is cured to form an encapsulant. A top face of the cover functions as a light emergent face of the LED.