How to Write 拉 (lā) — Chinese Stroke Order
Meaning: to pull, to play (a bowed instrument), to drag · 8 strokes · HSK 4
Character facts
| Character | 拉 |
|---|---|
| Pinyin | lā |
| Strokes | 8 |
| HSK level | HSK 4 |
| Unicode | U+62C9 |
English meanings
- to pull
- to play (a bowed instrument)
- to drag
- to draw
- to chat
- (coll.) to empty one's bowels
Words with 拉
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 拉开 | lā kāi | to pull open; to pull apart |
| 拉萨 | lā sà | Lhasa, capital city of Tibet Autonomous Region 西藏自治區|西藏自治区[Xi1 zang4 Zi4 zhi4 qu1] |
| 拉美 | lā měi | Latin America; abbr. for 拉丁美洲 |
| 拖拉机 | tuō lā jī | tractor; CL:臺|台[tai2] |
| 拉扯 | lā chě | to drag; to pull |
| 拉拢 | lā lǒng | to rope in; fig. to involve sb |
| 拉丁文 | lā dīng wén | Latin (language) |
| 拉丁 | lā dīng | Latin; (in former times) to press-gang |
| 拉长 | lā cháng | to lengthen; to pull sth out longer |
| 拉近 | lā jìn | |
| 马拉松 | mǎ lā sōng | marathon (loanword) |
| 拉夫 | lā fū | to force into service; press-gang |