là

HSK 4
common

Meaning of

辣 means spicy; hot; pungent; to sting; to stimulate; to irritate. Pronounced l à. HSK 4.

  • spicy; hot; pungent
  • to sting; to stimulate; to irritate
  • ruthless; vicious; sinister

Character Info

Radical
Strokes14
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

chuān
cài
hěn
 

Sichuan cuisine is very spicy.

Zhè
wǎn
miàn
tài
le
 
chī
xià
 

This bowl of noodles is too spicy for me to eat.

Shēng
huó
suān
tián
 
shén
me
wèi
dōu
yǒu
 

Life has all sorts of flavors—sweet, sour, bitter, and spicy.

diǎn
dōu
chī
liǎo
 

He can't handle spicy food at all.

Qǐng
bāng
jiā
diǎn
yóu
 

Please add some chili oil for me.