喇 lǎ
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- Made of
- 口 mouth 剌 to slash, to cut in two
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
喇叭
lǎba
horn; loudspeaker; trumpet
Characters in this word
叭 bā
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 路上堵车，后面的司机一直按喇叭。 Lù shang dǔchē, hòumiàn de sījī yìzhí àn lǎba. There was a traffic jam, and the driver behind kept honking the horn.
- 校门口的喇叭里正在播放通知。 Xiàoménkǒu de lǎba lǐ zhèngzài bōfàng tōngzhī. An announcement is being played over the loudspeaker at the school gate.
- 他吹着一把小喇叭，孩子们跟在后面。 Tā chuīzhe yì bǎ xiǎo lǎba, háizimen gēn zài hòumiàn. He played a little trumpet, with the children following behind.
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