懂中文 Dong Chinese

辣

là

spicy

Phonosemantic compound. 辛 represents the meaning and a remnant of 剌 represents the sound.

Components
辛 meaning component

辛  Meaning component

xīn

  

laborious

剌 sound,remnant component

剌  Sound Remnant component

lá, là

  

cut, slash

Definitions

辣  

là

peppery, pungent, hot; cruel; hot (spicy); pungent

辣 (辢) 

là

old variant of 辣[là]

Most common words with 辣
Freq.
Word
Meaning

辣

pungent

辣椒

chili

麻辣

hot and numbing

辛辣

spicy hot (taste)

酸甜苦辣

sour, sweet, bitter and spicy hot