拉

lā

to pull; to play (a bowed instrument); to drag; to draw; to chat; (coll.) to empty one's bowels

Radical: 扌 HSK 2 v, b pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

拉 decomposes into the following components:

扌 立

Semantic component: 扌; phonetic component: 立.

Words containing 拉

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 拉.

乌拉
wù la
克拉
kè lā
carat (mass)
划拉
huá la
to sweep
半拉
bàn lǎ
half
卡拉
kǎ lā
Kara (Togo)
哈拉
hā lā
噶拉
gá lā
onomat.
安拉
ān lā
Allah (Arabic name of God)
左拉
zuǒ lā
Zola (name)
强拉
qiǎng lā
tug
扒拉
pá la
to push lightly
扒拉
bā la
to push lightly

Related characters (radical 扌)

Characters that share the radical 扌.

㧐 㧑 㧜 㧟 扌 才 扎 扑 扒 打 扔 払 托 扛 扞 扢 扣 扦 执 扩 扪 扫 扬 扭

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