啦(lā)

HSK 611 strokes
Readingslāla

(onom.) sound of singing, cheering etc

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Character information

Pinyin
lā / la
Meaning
(onom.) sound of singing, cheering etc; (phonetic); (dialect) to chat
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 啦 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰口拉

In this compound, the meaning comes from 口 (mouth); 拉 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

口kǒu拉lā

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 啦 step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 啦

Common words using 啦 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

lā啦lā啦duì队
HSK 7-9

cheerleading squad

Open 啦啦队 page →
kǎ卡lā啦

crispy, deep-fried (variant of 卡拉[ka3 la1])

Open 卡啦 page →
kǎ咔lā啦

crispy, deep-fried (variant of 卡拉[ka3 la1])

Open 咔啦 page →
lā啦guā呱

variant of 拉呱[la1 gua5]

Open 啦呱 page →
hū呼lā啦lā啦

flapping sound

Open 呼啦啦 page →
hū呼lā啦quān圈

hula hoop (loanword)

Open 呼啦圈 page →
huā哗lā啦

(onom.) sound of a crash

Open 哗啦 page →
huā哗lā啦lā啦

(onom.) crashing sound

Open 哗啦啦 page →

Related characters

More HSK 6 characters

丧串乌乳予井亡仓

From 啦’s common words

队卡咔呱呼圈哗

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