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辣 (là): Spicy — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 辣

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 辣 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 辣

辣 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right
辣
辛xīn · bitter
束shù · bind
辣=
4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 辣

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5.

How to Use 辣

Spicy Taste Sensation

In taste-related words, 辣 (là) indicates spiciness or a numbing heat.

辣椒 • là jiāo • chilli • HSK 5
HSK 5
6.

Example Sentences

chī吃
jiǎo饺
zi子
shí时
wǒ我
xǐ喜
huan

Information

Pinyinlà
Meaningspicy
Strokes14
Radical辛
Traditional辣
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#1050
Zhuyinㄌㄚˋ
UnicodeU+8FA3
CangjieYDB
辛xīn · bitter
+束shù · bind
là辣
jiāo椒

chilli

麻辣 • má là • Numbingly spicy / Numbingly hot • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
má麻
là辣

Numbingly spicy / Numbingly hot

火辣辣 • huǒ là là • Spicy / Hot • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
huǒ火
là辣
là辣

Spicy / Hot

欢
zhàn蘸
là辣
jiāo椒
jiàng酱
。

I like to dip dumplings in chili sauce.

tài太
yáng阳
huǒ火
là辣
là辣
de的
。

The sun is blazing hot.

wǒ我
xǐ喜
huan欢
chī吃
má麻
là辣
huǒ火
guō锅
。

I like to eat spicy hot pot.

zhè这
dào道
cài菜
tài太
là辣
le了
,
wǒ我
chī吃
bù不
liǎo了
。

This dish is too spicy, I can't eat it.

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.

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