拉(lā)

HSK 28 strokes
Readingslālálǎlà

to pull

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Character information

Pinyin
lā / lá / lǎ / là
Meaning
to pull; to play (a bowed instrument); to drag; to draw; to chat; (coll.) to empty one's bowels
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 拉 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰扌立

In this compound, the meaning comes from 扌 (hand); 立 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

扌shǒu立lì

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 拉 step by step

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

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Words with 拉

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

lā拉kāi开
HSK 4

to pull open

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lā拉dòng动
HSK 7-9

to pull

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lā拉lǒng拢
HSK 7-9

to rope in

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yì易lā拉guàn罐
HSK 7-9

pull-top can

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ā阿lā拉bó伯yǔ语
HSK 7-9

Arabic (language)

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jié杰lā拉

Gela (city in Sicily)

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kè克lā拉

carat (mass) (loanword)

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huá划la拉

to sweep; to brush away

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