喇 (lā): (onom.) sound of wind, rain etc, (phonetic)
喇 (lā) is a Chinese character meaning “(onom.) sound of wind, rain etc.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 口 (semantic) and 剌 (phonetic). It ranks #2547 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 喇 mouth. Its radical form 口 (mouth) appears in many related characters such as 口 (kǒu, mouth), 叫 (jiào, to call, to be called), 右 (yòu, (bound form) right).
Definitions
- (onom.) sound of wind, rain etc
- (phonetic)
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 喇叭 | lǎ ba | horn (automobile etc) |
| 达赖喇嘛 | dá lài lǎ ma | Dalai Lama |
| 喇嘛 | lǎ ma | lama, spiritual teacher in Tibetan Buddhism |
| 喇叭裤 | lǎ ba kù | flared trousers |
| 哈喇子 | hā lá zi | (dialect) saliva |
| 喇叭花 | lǎ ba huā | morning glory |
| 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 |
| 喇嘛教 | lǎ ma jiào | Lamaism |
| 喇合 | lǎ hé | (Protestantism) Rahab, mother of Boaz |
| 高音喇叭 | gāo yīn lǎ ba | tweeter |
| 灰不喇唧 | huī bù lǎ jī | dull gray |
| 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 |
| 哈喇 | hā la | rancid |
| 喇叭水仙 | lā bā shuǐ xiān | daffodil |
喇 appears in 31 compound words: 42 as the first character, 10 as the last, and 48 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 喇 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
妈妈喇嘱我要按时吃饭，注意身体健康。
mā mā lā zhǔ wǒ yāo àn shí chī fàn , zhù yì shēn tī jiàn kāng .
Mom reminded me to eat on time and take care of my health.
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xiǎo yī miàn shì lā shā xiǎo xué lì nián miàn shì 叩 mén tí mù fù xué shù tí mù bì zhī lā shā . . .
四川天全喇叭河景区:游客乘坐观光车喜遇野生大熊猫
sì chuān tiān quán lā bā hé jǐng qū : yóu kè chéng zuò guàn guāng chē xǐ yù yě shēng dà xióng māo
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火车在快到交叉路口的时候减速、按喇叭。
Huǒchē zài kuài dào jiāochā lùkǒu de shíhou jiǎnsù, àn lǎba.
The train slowed and blared its horn as it approached the railway crossing.
仲有五日就放暑假喇。
Zhòng yǒu wǔ rì jiù fàng shǔjià lā.
We have five days to go before the summer vacation.
Character Family
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