垃
垃 (lā) · garbage
垃 (lā) means “garbage”. It is made of 土 + 立 and has 8 strokes.
Break 垃 into its parts
What 垃 is made of
- 土 tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 立 lì — to stand
- 亠 tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丷 ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亠 tóu — lid
Origin hint: 土 gives the meaning, 立 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
垃 stroke order
Example sentences with 垃圾
请把垃圾扔到外面。Qǐng bǎ lājī rēng dào wàimiàn.Please throw the trash outside.
垃圾桶在哪儿？Lājītǒng zài nǎr?Where is the trash can?
Words with 垃
Also built with 土
- 去qùto go
- 吐tǔto spit
- 圣shèngholy
- 在zàiat
- 地deadverb particle (-ly)
- 场chǎngplace
- 圾jīgarbage
- 址zhǐlocation
- 均jūnequal
- 坏huàibad
- 坐zuòto sit
- 坑kēngpit
Quick facts
| Pinyin | lā |
|---|---|
| Meaning | garbage |
| Strokes | 8 |
| Radical | 土 (earth, #32) |
| Pattern | Left–right |
Questions about 垃
What does 垃 mean?
垃 (lā) means “garbage”.
How many strokes does 垃 have?
垃 has 8 strokes.
What is the radical of 垃?
The radical of 垃 is 土 (tǔ, “earth”), Kangxi radical number 32.
What parts make up 垃?
垃 is made of 土 (earth) and 立 (to stand).
Keep learning
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