Spicy in Chinese (Mandarin): 辣 (là)
辣
là
spicy
- Simplified
- 辣
- Traditional
- 辣
- Pinyin
- là
- Typed as
- la
Use it in a sentence
这个菜很辣。
這個菜很辣。
This dish is very spicy.
The characters in 辣
辣
Spicy, hot. 辛 (bitter, hard) is on the left.
14 strokes
Fourth tone. Chili pepper is 辣椒 (làjiāo). Food from Sichuan, 四川 (Sìchuān), is famously spicy.
More examples with 辣
爸爸喜欢吃辣的。
爸爸喜歡吃辣的。
Bàba xǐhuan chī là de.
Dad likes spicy food.
太辣了！
Tài là le!
It's too spicy!
How to write 辣 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
辣 14 strokes
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