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拉

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拉 U+62C9, 拉
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-62C9
← 拈
[U+62C8]
CJK Unified Ideographs 拊 →
[U+62CA]
拉 U+F925, 拉
CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-F925
← 襤
[U+F924]
CJK Compatibility Ideographs 臘 →
[U+F926]

Translingual

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Stroke order
8 strokes

Han character

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拉 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+5, 8 strokes, Cangjie input 手卜廿 (QYT), four-corner 50018, composition ⿰扌立)

Derived characters

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References

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  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 425, character 1
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 11946
  • Dae Jaweon: page 773, character 5
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1857, character 3
  • Unihan data for U+62C9

Chinese

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simp. and trad.
拉

Glyph origin

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Historical forms of the character 拉
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Small seal script

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *ruːb): semantic 手 (“hand”) + phonetic 立 (OC *rɯb).

Etymology 1

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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Note: laap6 - rare.
Note: lah4 - e.g. 拉稀跑肚.
Note:
  • lă - literary;
  • lăk - vernacular;
  • nà - “to excrete”.
Note:
  • la (Mainland) - “to drag out; to play; to draw in”;
  • lá - in some homophonic transformation terms (e.g. 馬拉松);
  • la̍p/lia̍p - literary.

  • Dialectal data
Variety Location 拉
Mandarin Beijing /la⁵⁵/
Harbin /la⁴⁴/ ~車
/la²⁴/ ~鋸
Tianjin /lɑ²¹/
Jinan /la²¹³/
/la⁴²/ ~呱兒
Qingdao /la⁵⁵/
/la²¹³/ ~屎
Zhengzhou /la²⁴/
Xi'an /la²¹/
Xining /la⁴⁴/
Yinchuan /la⁴⁴/
Lanzhou /la³¹/
Ürümqi /la⁴⁴/
Wuhan /na⁵⁵/
Chengdu /na⁵⁵/
Guiyang /la⁵⁵/
Kunming /la̠⁴⁴/
Nanjing /lɑ³¹/
Hefei /la²¹/
Jin Taiyuan /laʔ²/
Pingyao /lɑ¹³/
Hohhot /laʔ⁴³/ ~屎
/la³¹/ ~東西
Wu Shanghai /la⁵³/
Suzhou /lɑ⁵⁵/
/laʔ³/ ~丁
Hangzhou /lɑ³³/
Wenzhou /la³³/
Hui Shexian /la³¹/
Tunxi /la¹¹/
Xiang Changsha /la²⁴/
Xiangtan /nɒ³³/
Gan Nanchang
Hakka Meixian /la⁴⁴/
Taoyuan /lɑ²⁴/
Cantonese Guangzhou /lai⁵³/
Nanning /lai⁵⁵/
Hong Kong /lai⁵⁵/
Min Xiamen (Hokkien) /lap̚⁵/
/la⁵⁵/ 俗
Fuzhou (Eastern Min) /la⁴⁴/
Jian'ou (Northern Min) /la⁵⁴/
Shantou (Teochew) /lap̚⁵/
Haikou (Hainanese) /la⁵⁵/

Rime
Character 拉
Reading # 1/1
Initial (聲) 來 (37)
Final (韻) 合 (160)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division (等) I
Fanqie 盧合切
Baxter lop
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/lʌp̚/
Pan
Wuyun
/ləp̚/
Shao
Rongfen
/lɒp̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ləp̚/
Li
Rong
/lᴀp̚/
Wang
Li
/lɒp̚/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/lăp̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
là
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
laap6
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 拉
Reading # 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
là
Middle
Chinese
‹ lop ›
Old
Chinese
/*[r]ˁəp/
English break

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 拉
Reading # 1/1
No. 7866
Phonetic
component
立
Rime
group
緝
Rime
subdivision
3
Corresponding
MC rime
拉
Old
Chinese
/*ruːb/

Definitions

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拉

  1. to pull; to drag; to tug
    推拉  ―  tuīlā  ―  push and pull
    將窗簾拉落嚟 [Cantonese, trad.]
    将窗帘拉落嚟 [Cantonese, simp.]
    zoeng1 coeng1 lim2 laai1 lok6 lai4 [Jyutping]
    pull down window blinds
  2. to transport by vehicle; to haul; to carry on a vehicle
    拉貨/拉货  ―  lāhuò  ―  to haul goods
  3. to play (a bowed instrument, an accordion, etc.); to sound (a siren, etc.)
    拉二胡  ―  lā èrhú  ―  to play the erhu
    拉警笛  ―  lā jǐngdí  ―  to sound the alarm
    我不會拉小提琴。 [MSC, trad.]
    我不会拉小提琴。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ bùhuì lā xiǎotíqín. [Pinyin]
    I don't know how to play the violin.
  4. to drag out; to draw out
    別拉長聲音說謊/别拉长声音说谎  ―  bié lā cháng shēngyīn shuōhuǎng  ―  do not speak in a drawl
  5. to lead (a group to a place); to move (a group to a place)
    把傷員拉到河邊去 [MSC, trad.]
    把伤员拉到河边去 [MSC, simp.]
    bǎ shāngyuán lā dào hébiān qù [Pinyin]
    to lead the wounded personnel to the riverside
  6. to help; to lend (a hand)
    朋友有困難,你該拉他一把。 [MSC, trad.]
    朋友有困难,你该拉他一把。 [MSC, simp.]
    Péngyǒu yǒu kùnnán, nǐ gāi lā tā yī bǎ. [Pinyin]
    When your friend is in difficulties, you should lend a hand.
  7. to drag in; to implicate
    你自己犯錯,還要拉上別人? [MSC, trad.]
    你自己犯错,还要拉上别人? [MSC, simp.]
    Nǐ zìjǐ fàncuò, hái yào lā shàng biérén? [Pinyin]
    You made the mistake yourself, and you still want to drag others into it?
  8. to draw in; to canvass; to solicit; to attract
    拉生意  ―  lā shēngyì  ―  to draw in business
    拉關係/拉关系  ―  lāguānxì  ―  to cultivate relations with someone
    拉生理 [Hokkien]  ―  la seng-lí [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  to draw in business
  9. to organize (a group); to form (a group)
    拉隊伍/拉队伍  ―  lā duìwǔ  ―  to organize a team
  10. to invite; to recruit
  11. (informal) to pass (stool)
    拉大便  ―  lā dàbiàn  ―  to poo
  12. (Mainland China) to owe; to be in arrears
    拉債/拉债  ―  lāzhài  ―  to owe debts
    拉下不少賬/拉下不少账  ―  lā xià bùshào zhàng  ―  to owe lots of debt
  13. (Mainland China, colloquial) to chat
    拉話/拉话  ―  lāhuà  ―  to chat
    拉家常  ―  lā jiācháng  ―  to chitchat
  14. (dialectal) to bring up; to raise
    我娘把我拉大的。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]
    Wǒ niáng bǎ wǒ lā dà de. [Pinyin]
    My mom brought me up.
  15. (Cantonese) to arrest
  16. (Cantonese) to shift numbers
    拉分 [Cantonese]  ―  laai1 fan1 [Jyutping]  ―  (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    拉curve [Cantonese]  ―  laai1 curve [Jyutping]  ―  (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  17. (Hong Kong, Internet slang) to cause a thread to sink to the bottom of list of threads; to "pull"
    Synonym: pull
    Antonyms: 推 (teoi1), push
  18. (Hong Kong Cantonese) short for 拉把 (“library”)
  19. (dated Shanghainese) Used to mark the perfective aspect.
    Synonyms: 拉哉, 拉哩
  20. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to destroy; to break; to snap
    alt. forms: 摺 / 折, 搚 (lā), 拹 (xié)
  21. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to insult
  22. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to strike; to hit; to beat
  23. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese, onomatopoeia) The sound of wind.
    alt. forms: 剌
  24. a surname
Synonyms
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  • (to pull):
  • (to play a stringed instrument):
  • (to arrest):

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Definitions

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拉

  1. (Mainland China) to cut; to slit; to slash
    alt. forms: 剌

Etymology 3

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Pronunciation

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Definitions

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拉

  1. (Mainland China, colloquial) section; part

Etymology 4

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Monosyllabicization of 垃垃.

Pronunciation

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Definitions

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拉 (Huzhounese)

  1. to be at; to be in
  2. at; in
  3. used to indicate the continuative aspect
  4. used to indicate the perfective aspect
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Etymology 5

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Pronunciation

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Definitions

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拉

  1. alternative form of 落 (là)
  2. used in 拉拉蛄, alternative form of 蝲蝲蛄 (làlàgǔ)

Etymology 6

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Pronunciation

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simp. and trad.
拉
alternative forms 啦

Definitions

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拉

  1. A verbal suffix.

Etymology 7

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Pronunciation

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Definitions

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拉

  1. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) to release; to untie; to loosen; to get untied; to come loose

Compounds

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Japanese

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Kanji

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拉

(Jōyō kanji)

  1. to drag
  2. to pull
  3. to draw
  4. to carry off
  5. to crush
  6. Used in phonetic transcription of foreign words.

Readings

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Compounds

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Korean

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Etymology

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From Middle Chinese 拉 (MC lop).

Hanja

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Korean Wikisource has texts containing the hanja:

拉 (eumhun 끌 랍 (kkeul rap) or (word-initial) 납 (nap))

  1. hanja form? of 랍/납 (“to pull”)

Compounds

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References

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  • 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전/電子字典. [1]

Vietnamese

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Han character

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拉: Hán Việt readings: lạp (落(lạc)合(hợp)切(thiết))[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
拉: Nôm readings: sắp[1][2][3][4][5][7][8][9], dập[1][2][3][4][5], lấp[1][2][3][4][5], rắp[1][2][3][4][5], rập[1][2][3][4][5], lớp[1][2][3][5], sụp[1][3][4][5], lắp[3][4][5][9], giập[1][3][4], lợp[1][3][5], ráp[2][3][7], rấp[4][8][9], loạt[3][5], rợp[1], sập[1], đập[3], láp[3], lọp[3], xập[3], xệp[3], lặp[8]

  1. chữ Nôm form of dập (“to bury; to cover (with soil or sand)”)
  2. chữ Nôm form of giập (“to be bruised”)
  3. chữ Nôm form of lấp (“to fill up; to stop (up)”)
  4. chữ Nôm form of lớp (“layer”)
  5. chữ Nôm form of lợp (“to roof (to cover or furnish with a roof)”)
  6. chữ Nôm form of rắp (“(dated, chiefly in compounds) to be about to, to be on the point of”)
  7. chữ Nôm form of rập (“to help, to assist, to support”)
  8. chữ Nôm form of rợp (“to overshadow”)
  9. chữ Nôm form of sắp (“to arrange”)
  10. chữ Nôm form of sụp (“to collapse; to fall down”)

Compounds

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References

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