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辣
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spicy hot

HSK 4
Abstract →Qualities
là
ラツ
から.い
랄
Phonosemantic compound. 辛 represents the meaning and a remnant of 剌 represents the sound.
Components
辛 peppery+ 剌 slash =
辣 spicy hot
辛 Meaning component
xīn peppery
bitter
剌 Phonetic component
lá slash
slash, cut in two
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Notes
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Chinese
辣 [là]
hot (spicy); pungent
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (69)
辣椒 [là​jiāo] #6,436
hot pepper
麻辣 [má​là] #35,432
hot and numbing
辛辣 [xīn​là] #29,770
spicy hot (taste)
酸甜苦辣 [suān​tián​kǔ​là] #38,642
sour, sweet, bitter and spicy hot
火辣辣 [huǒ​là​là] #21,428
painful heat
火辣 [huǒ​là] #21,438
painful heat
辣椒酱 [là​jiāo​jiàng] #14,444
red pepper paste
辣椒酱 [là​jiāo​jiàng] #14,444
red pepper paste
心狠手辣 [xīn​hěn​shǒu​là] #23,146
vicious and merciless (idiom)
泼辣 [pō​la] #29,737
shrewish
59 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (13)
辛辣 [しんらつ] #12,017
bitter (e.g. criticism)
悪辣 [あくらつ] #21,051
crafty
辣腕 [らつわん] #42,246
shrewdness
ラー油 [ラーユ] #66,961
(Chinese) chili oil
食べるラー油 [たべるラーゆ] #149,276
chili oil mixed with chopped garlic, onions, etc.
辣韮 [らっきょう] #168,593
Chinese onion (Allium chinense)
辣子鶏 [ラーズージー] #256,561
laziji
酸辣湯 [サンラータン] #314,329
hot and sour soup
らっきょう漬け [らっきょうづけ]
pickled Chinese onion
山辣韮 [やまらっきょう]
Japanese onion (Allium thunbergii)
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KOREAN WORDS (1)
악랄
viciousness; cruelty