spicy, pungent, hot (taste)
Animated Stroke Order 辣
Stroke Order Diagrams 辣

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HSK Vocabulary: 辣
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 辣 is used in context
1
wǒ我
xǐ喜
huan欢
chī吃
má麻
là辣
huǒ火
guō锅
。
I like to eat spicy hot pot.
2
zhè这
ge个
tāng汤
de的
là辣
wèi味
hěn很
zú足
。
This soup has a strong spicy flavor.
3
zhè这
dào道
cài菜
fàng放
le了
hěn很
duō多
là辣
jiāo椒
。
This dish contains a lot of chili peppers.
4
zhè这
shì是
là辣
jiāo椒
。
This is chili pepper.
5
wǒ我
xǐ喜
huān欢
chī吃
là辣
jiāo椒
chǎo炒
ròu肉
。
I like to eat stir-fried pork with chili peppers.
6
zhè这
dào道
cài菜
jiā加
le了
tài太
duō多
là辣
jiāo椒
,
là辣
dé得
wǒ我
zhí直
hē喝
shuǐ水
。
This dish has too much chili pepper added, it's so spicy that I keep drinking water.
7
tài太
yáng阳
huǒ火
là辣
là辣
de的
。
The sun is blazing hot.
8
là辣
jiāo椒
ràng让
wǒ我
de的
zuǐ嘴
bā巴
gǎn感
jué觉
huǒ火
là辣
là辣
de的
。
The chili makes my mouth feel burning hot.
9
tā她
de的
pī批
píng评
ràng让
wǒ我
liǎn脸
shàng上
huǒ火
là辣
là辣
de的
,
xīn心
lǐ里
hěn很
bú不
shì是
zī滋
wèi味
。
Her criticism made my face burn with embarrassment, and I felt very uncomfortable inside.
10
zhè这
ge个
cài菜
hěn很
má麻
là辣
。
This dish is very spicy and numbing.
Information
Traditional辣
Radical辛
Strokes14
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#1050
Zhuyinㄌㄚˋ
Components—
UnicodeU+8FA3
CangjieYDB
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality