喇

lǎ

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(onom.) sound of wind, rain etc

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

口 meaning “mouth” + 剌 sound ( là )

Components 口剌

flared horn · Heisig RSH #2652

口 mouth + bundle + saber

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
哈喇子	hā lá zi	(dialect) saliva
喀喇沁左翼蒙古族自治县	Kā lǎ qìn Zuǒ yì Měng gǔ zú Zì zhì xiàn	Harqin Left Mongol autonomous county in Chaoyang 朝陽\|朝阳[Chao2 yang2], Liaoning
喇合	Lǎ hé	(Protestantism) Rahab, mother of Boaz
喇沙	Lǎ shā	La Salle (used in the names of schools etc); Jean-Baptiste de La Salle (1651-1719), French…
喇沙	lǎ shā	laksa, spicy noodle soup of Southeast Asia
哈喇	hā la	rancid; to kill; to slaughter
喇赛	lā sài	(Tw) (slang) to chat idly; to gossip (from Taiwanese 抐屎, Tai-lo pr. [lā-sái])
灰不喇唧	huī bù lǎ jī	dull gray; gray and loathsome
高音喇叭	gāo yīn lǎ ba	tweeter
喀喇昆仑公路	Kā lǎ kūn lún Gōng lù	Karakorum Highway, linking Pakistan and Xinjiang
低音喇叭	dī yīn lǎ ba	woofer
喇叭水仙	lā bā shuǐ xiān	daffodil
喀喇昆仑山脉	Kā lǎ kūn lún Shān mài	Karakorum mountain range in west Xinjiang
喇舌	lǎ jī	(Tw) French kissing; to waggle one's tongue around (from Taiwanese 抐舌, Tai-lo pr. [lā-tsi̍…
喀喇昆仑山	Kā lǎ kūn lún Shān	Karakorum mountain range in west Xinjiang
喀喇沁旗	Kā lǎ qìn qí	Harqin banner or Kharchin khoshuu in Chifeng 赤峰[Chi4 feng1], Inner Mongolia
喇叭花	lǎ ba huā	morning glory
喇叭形	lǎ ba xíng	flared; funnel-shape; trumpet-shape
肉喇叭	ròu lǎ ba	(derog.) person who acts as a mouthpiece for others
达赖喇嘛	Dá lài Lǎ ma	Dalai Lama

Characters sharing the sound component 剌 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
剌 sound part	là	to slash, to cut in two; to contradict
赖	lài	to depend on, to rely on; to bilk, to deny; poor
瘌	là	scabies, itching, scald-head