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辣 là hot

How to remember 辣: 辛 spicy + 束 bundle = hot. At the market, the cook buys a spicy pepper and a bundle of chillies, and his soup comes out far too hot.

  • 2,420. most frequent character
  • HSK 4
  • 14 strokes
  • Radical 辛

Component breakdown

辣 = 辛 spicy + 束 bundle

  • 辛 spicy
  • 束 bundle
The Gushi story

At the market, the cook buys a spicy pepper and a bundle of chillies, and his soup comes out far too hot.

How it is used

  • Spicy-hot to the taste - 这个菜很辣 (zhège cài hěn là) this dish is very spicy; 辣椒 (làjiāo) chili pepper.
  • 麻辣 (málà) pairs it with the numbing 麻 for the classic Sichuan tongue-tingling heat.
  • Figuratively a woman can be 泼辣 (pōlà) feisty/fiery; 辣 also appears in 酸甜苦辣 (suān-tián-kǔ-là), "sour-sweet-bitter-spicy," a set phrase for life's ups and downs.

Words with 辣

Example sentences

  • 辣椒、洋葱和胡萝卜都属于蔬菜类。 Làjiāo、yángcōng hé húluóbo dōu shǔyú shūcàilèi.Peppers, onions and carrots are all vegetables.