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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- la1
- English meanings
- slit, press-gang, help, solicit, lend a helping hand, canvass, draw, zoom, transport by vehicle, pull, release, press, cut, schlep, play (bowed instruments), tote, tug, gash, tow, bend, snake, schlepp, move (troops), solicitation, haul, chat, solicit (business), give a helping hand, drag out, force, play, slash, drum_up, claw, implicate, overstretch, empty the bowels, drag, trail, drag
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 扌; right 立.
Meaning & sound clues
扌 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “hand”.
立 is identified as the sound component (lì). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 拉.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
used when informing sb. of st.; indicating excitement/doubt/comfort/etc.
horn; trumpet
garbage; in 垃圾
cured meat; twelfth month
wax
pungent
Example sentences
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Related words
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