拉 lā
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 立 to stand
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
拉
lā
to pull
Character
Example phrases
- 他拉我走。 Tā lā wǒ zǒu. He pulls me along.
- 请拉一下。 Qǐng lā yíxià. Please pull it a little.
- 我拉着你。 Wǒ lā zhe nǐ. I am holding on to you.
Related words
- 拉开 lākāi to pull open; to pull apart
- 推 tuī to push
- 提 tí to carry by hand; to bring up
- 开机 kāijī to turn on a device
- 举手 jǔshǒu to raise a hand
- 关机 guānjī to turn off a device
- 举 jǔ to raise; to give an example
- 留下 liúxià to stay behind; to leave behind
- 背 bēi to carry on the back
- 使用 shǐyòng to use
- 得 dé to get; to receive
- 弄 nòng to do; to make