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辣

là

spicy; hot

HSK 4 · Topic “Food and taste”
A person biting a chili pepper
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Character

辣 là

Strokes
14
Radical
辛 — bitter
Made of
辛 bitter 束 to bind, to control, to restrain
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 这个菜很辣。 Zhè ge cài hěn là. This dish is very spicy.
  • 我很怕辣。 Wǒ hěn pà là. I really cannot handle spicy food.
  • 辣汤真好喝。 Là tāng zhēn hǎo hē. The spicy soup tastes really good.

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