PINYIN SYLLABLE
Chinese characters with Pinyin la
Learn how to write 16 Chinese characters pronounced “la” across 3 tone-marked pronunciations. Open any character for animated stroke order, words, sentences, and printable practice.
START WITH COMMON CHARACTERS
Common “la” Chinese characters
The same romanized syllable can represent different characters and tones. These useful HSK vocabulary characters are shown first so learners can begin with everyday Mandarin.
TONE-MARKED PINYIN
Chinese characters pronounced lá
2 dictionary entries use the pronunciation lá, including 旯 (used in 旮旯[ga1 la2]), 砬 (a huge boulder).
TONE-MARKED PINYIN
Chinese characters pronounced là
9 dictionary entries use the pronunciation là, including 辣 (hot (spicy)), 腊 (ancient practice of offering sacrifices to the gods in the 12th lunar month), 蜡 (candle), 剌 (perverse), 瘌 (scabies).
hot (spicy)
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ancient practice of offering sacrifices to the gods in the 12th lunar month
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candle
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perverse
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scabies
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Chinese character
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solder
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TONE-MARKED PINYIN
Chinese characters pronounced lā
5 dictionary entries use the pronunciation lā, including 垃 (used in 垃圾[la1 ji1]), 拉 (to pull), 啦 ((onom.) sound of singing, cheering etc), 喇 ((onom.) sound of wind, rain etc), 邋 (used in 邋遢[la1ta5]).
used in 垃圾[la1 ji1]
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to pull
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(onom.) sound of singing, cheering etc
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(onom.) sound of wind, rain etc
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used in 邋遢[la1ta5]
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PRINTABLE PRACTICE
Practice these la characters
Create an A4 Tianzige or Mizige worksheet using 7 useful characters from this pronunciation group.
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