辣椒
Old HSK 5
辣椒 (làjiāo) · chili pepper
辣椒 (làjiāo) means “chili pepper; hot pepper”. It is written with 2 characters: 辣 (spicy) + 椒 (pepper). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 辣椒 is built
The characters
辣 là · spicy
What 辣 is made of
- 辛xīn — bitter
- 立lì — to stand
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 立lì — to stand
- 束shù — to bind
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 木mù — tree
Origin hint: 辛 gives the meaning, 束 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
椒 jiāo · pepper
What 椒 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 叔shū — uncle
- 上shàng — above
- ⺊ — structural part
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 小xiǎo — small
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
- 又yòu — and
- 上shàng — above
Example sentences
这道菜里放了很多辣椒。Zhè dào cài lǐ fàng le hěnduō làjiāo.This dish has a lot of chili in it.
我吃不了太多辣椒。Wǒ chī bùliǎo tài duō làjiāo.I can't handle too much chili.
Questions about 辣椒
What does 辣椒 mean?
辣椒 (làjiāo) means “chili pepper; hot pepper”.
How do you pronounce 辣椒?
辣椒 is pronounced làjiāo.
Which HSK level is 辣椒?
辣椒 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
Learn 辣椒 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 57: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.