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啦

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(onom.) sound of singing, cheering etc; (phonetic); (dialect) to chat

11 strokes Dict coverage rank #2,030 U+5566

How 啦 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

口 (semantic, “mouth”) + 拉 (phonetic, lā)

components: 口 拉

How to remember it

!! · Heisig RSH #609

口 mouth + 拉 pull

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words containing 啦

WordPinyinMeaning
卡啦 kǎ lā crispy, deep-fried (variant of 卡拉[ka3 la1])
呼啦圈 hū lā quān hula hoop (loanword)
啦啦队长 lā lā duì zhǎng cheerleader
哗啦一声 huā lā yī shēng with a crash; with a thunderous noise
啦啦队 lā lā duì cheerleading squad
稀里哗啦 xī li huā lā (onom.) chaotic or dynamic noises (pattering, crashing, rustling, clattering, sobbing etc)…
呼啦啦 hū lā lā flapping sound
喀啦喀啦 kā lā kā lā (onom.) clank
叭啦狗 bā lā gǒu bulldog
劈里啪啦 pī li pā lā variant of 噼里啪啦[pi1 li5 pa1 la1]
吧啦吧啦 bā lā bā lā (loanword) blah blah blah
嘎啦 gā la (onom.) rumbling; rattling
嘎啦 gá la to quarrel (Northeastern Mandarin)
哗啦啦 huā lā lā (onom.) crashing sound
稀哩哗啦 xī li huā lā variant of 稀里嘩啦|稀里哗啦[xi1 li5 hua1 la1]
批哩啪啦 pī li pā lā variant of 噼里啪啦[pi1 li5 pa1 la1]
哗啦 huā lā (onom.) sound of a crash; with a crash
哗啦 huá la to collapse
唏里哗啦 xī li huā lā variant of 稀里嘩啦|稀里哗啦[xi1 li5 hua1 la1]
哩哩啦啦 lī lī lā lā scattered; intermittent; sporadic; on and off; stop and go