辣là
spicy. 14 strokes, radical 辛, first met in HSK 4.
Pinyin làStrokes 14Radical 辛Band HSK 4Words 2
How to write 辣
Strokes 1–7 write 辛, then strokes 8–14 write 束.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 辣 · the stroke-order rules
What 辣 is made of
辛 (xīn, bitter) and 束 (shù, to bind).
辛 carries the meaning — bitter — and 束 carries the sound.
Words that use 辣
| 辣 | spicy 吃起来火热、刺激舌头的味道 这道小吃又香又辣，非常好吃。This snack is fragrant and spicy, and very tasty. Lesson 309, 烟火人间与情怀映照 · 故土炊烟与烟火长卷 · Hometown Memories & The Tapestry of Daily Life |
| 酸甜苦辣 | the joys and hardships of life 比喻生活中的各种复杂滋味 他们长谈求学路上酸甜苦辣。They talked at length about the ups and downs of student life. Lesson 488, 求索明思 · 安居乐业与厚积薄发 · Serene Industry & Striving Resilience |
Characters that share the sound part 束
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.