拉 lā to pull; to drag; to draw
Made up of [扌 shǒu hand radical 64, 立 lì stand; rise radical 117]Similar looking characters : 位 wèi (position)
Made with 8 strokes.
The 'hand' radical helps with meaning and rough phonetic 'li' to stand
Related characters
Also uses 扌 shǒu component: 把 bǎ (to hold) 扮 bàn (to act) 报 bào (to announce) 抱 bào (to hold) 担 dān (to undertake) 搞 gǎo (to do) 技 jì (skill) 打 qiú (to beat) 抬 tái (to lift) 推 tuī (to push) 我 wǒ (I (me)) 找 zhǎo (to try to find)
Also uses 立 lì component: 亲 qīn (parent) 童 tóng (boy servant) 位 wèi (position) 音 yīn (sound) 站 zhàn (station)
Different tone
辣 là (spicy)Pronunciation
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