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拉
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pull

HSK 2
Human →Actions
lā
ラツ、ラ、ロウ
らっ.する、ひし.ぐ、くだ.く
랍
Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 立 represents the sound.
Components
扌 hand (side)+ 立 standing up =
拉 pull
扌 Meaning component
shou hand (side)
hand
扌 is a component form of 手.
立 Phonetic component
lì standing up
stand
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Notes
Similar Characters
奉 proffer扎 prick扑 strike (simp)扒 pick pockets打 strike扔 throw away払 caress (jp)托 hold up (simp)扛 carry over the shoulder扢 caper扣 button扦 poke扪 stoke (simp)扫 clear (simp)扬 scatter (simp)扭 twist扮 play the part of扯 yank扰 annoy (simp)扳 tug
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
拉
Regular
Modern
Chinese
拉 [lā]
to pull; to play (a bowed instrument); to drag; to draw; to chat
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
拉 らーん
Ra-n female given name
CHINESE WORDS (200)
伊拉克 [Yī​lā​kè] #2,957
Iraq
拉开 [lā​kāi] #6,630
to pull open
拉开 [lā​kāi] #6,630
to pull open
卡拉 [Kǎ​lā] #4,538
Kara, city in northern Togo 多哥[Duō​gē]
莎拉 [Shā​lā] #3,330
Sara or Sarah (name)
沙拉 [shā​lā] #4,205
salad (loanword)
拉斯维加斯 [Lā​sī​Wéi​jiā​sī] #3,611
Las Vegas, Nevada
拉斯维加斯 [Lā​sī​Wéi​jiā​sī] #3,611
Las Vegas, Nevada
拉拉 [Lā​lā] #4,834
Lala, Philippines
阿拉伯 [A​lā​bó] #5,840
Arabian
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JAPANESE WORDS (27)
⭐ 拉致 [らち] #10,840
taking captive
揉みしだく [もみしだく] #17,408
to crumple (up)
打ちひしぐ [うちひしぐ] #18,827
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
ラーメン屋 [ラーメンや] #22,036
ramen restaurant
⭐ ラテン語 [ラテンご] #31,926
Latin (language)
拉致る [らちる] #36,768
to kidnap
拉致監禁 [らちかんきん] #49,871
abduction and confinement (esp. unlawful)
踏みしだく [ふみしだく] #57,319
to trample
ラーメン店 [ラーメンてん] #61,301
ramen restaurant
味噌ラーメン [みそラーメン] #72,755
miso ramen
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KOREAN WORDS (1)
납치 #10,540
abduction