拉 Stroke Order — How to Write 拉

Stroke Order

拉 is written in 8 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 扌, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

拉 Radical and Character Components

Components:扌立

拉 is a phono-semantic compound: 扌 (hand) carries the meaning, while 立 indicates the sound.

Radical: 扌 + 5 more strokes

拉 Pronunciation and Pinyin

Meanings of 拉 in Chinese

lā拉

To pull, drag, or draw (e.g., a cart, a net); figuratively, to cause someone's downfall or remove them from a position of power.

他每天都用马来拉车运货。

He uses a horse to pull a cart to transport goods every day.

To transport or haul goods by vehicle.

他用卡车拉了一批建材到工地。

He used a truck to transport a batch of building materials to the construction site.

To stretch or lengthen something by pulling.

做拉伸运动有助于放松肌肉。

Doing stretching exercises helps to relax muscles.

To defecate; to have a bowel movement (often used informally, especially in phrases like '拉肚子' for diarrhea).

我今天拉肚子了

I have diarrhea today.

To connect, recruit, or win over people to form a group or alliance, often for a specific purpose.

他善于拉拢人心，因此在团队中很有影响力。

He is good at winning people's hearts, so he is very influential in the team.

To break, demolish, or pull apart with destructive force.

他奋力一拉，那扇摇摇欲坠的旧木门立刻便散架了

He pulled with all his might, and that shaky old wooden door immediately fell apart.

To lead or take someone or something out or away from a place.

他把孩子们拉到公园去玩。

He took the children to the park to play.

To play (a stringed instrument, especially with a bow).

她会拉小提琴，拉得非常好听。

She can play the violin, and plays it very beautifully.

To raise or bring up children, often implying effort or hardship, as in '拉扯大' (to bring up to adulthood).

她一个人把孩子拉扯大，真的很辛苦

She raised the child alone, it was truly difficult.

To help; to give a hand or support to someone in need.

朋友有难，我们应该拉他一把

When a friend is in trouble, we should give them a hand.

lá拉

To gash or cut, often accidentally, creating an opening or wound on the skin.

不小心被刀拉了一下，流血了。

I accidentally got a cut from a knife, and it's bleeding.

To chat; to talk casually about daily life or trifles.

我们坐下来拉了半天家常。

We sat down and chatted about daily life for a long time.

Common Words and Phrases with 拉

lā拉bāng帮

To bring up (children) or to assist.

看到邻居有困难，大家都主动拉帮，希望能尽一份力。

Seeing that the neighbor was in difficulty, everyone proactively offered assistance, hoping to contribute their part.

lā拉bāng帮jié结huǒ伙

To form cliques or factions, often to collude or pursue selfish interests; to gang up.

在公司里，一些同事喜欢拉帮结伙，这严重影响了团队的协作效率。

In the company, some colleagues prefer to form cliques, which severely impacts the efficiency of team collaboration.

lā拉bāo包yuè月

To be hired as a rickshaw or trishaw puller and paid on a monthly basis.

为了维持生计，他不得不去城里拉包月，每天起早贪黑。

To make a living, he had no choice but to go to the city and work as a trishaw driver on a monthly contract, toiling from dawn till dusk every day.

lā拉bǐ比

A rabbi is a Jewish scholar or teacher, often serving as a spiritual leader of a Jewish community.

拉比向会众宣讲了关于爱与宽恕的教义。

The Rabbi preached to the congregation about the teachings of love and forgiveness.

lā拉bù不xià下liǎn脸

To be too embarrassed or reluctant to refuse, criticize, or be firm, often out of concern for others' feelings or social 'face'.

我拉不下脸跟老板请假，觉得不好意思。

I'm too embarrassed to ask my boss for time off; I feel awkward about it.

lā拉chě扯

To pull, tug, or drag; to involve or implicate; to raise (a child) with great effort; to chat idly.

她一个人拉扯着两个孩子长大，生活很不容易。

It was very difficult for her to raise her two children alone.

lā拉dà大qí旗zuò作hǔ虎pí皮

To make a show of something or someone powerful to intimidate others; to use a grand banner or a powerful name to frighten people, often for self-protection.

他总是拉大旗作虎皮，声称自己代表整个行业，以便在谈判中占据上风

He always puts on a show of authority, claiming to represent the entire industry to gain an advantage in negotiations.

lā拉dǎo倒

Forget about it; drop it; stop doing something.

算了，别再为这点小事争执了，拉倒吧

Forget it, stop arguing over such a small matter, let it go.

lā拉dé德

Rad, a unit of absorbed radiation dose, equal to 0.01 Gray.

为了保护敏感设备，技术人员建议将辐射暴露量控制在500拉德以下。

To protect sensitive equipment, technicians recommend keeping radiation exposure below 500 rads.

lā拉dīng丁

To press-gang or forcibly conscript people into military service or forced labor, often by old government or army.

在某些历史时期，贫苦百姓常常遭受官府的拉丁，被强制从事修路、筑城等重体力劳动。

In certain historical periods, impoverished commoners often endured the 'ladin' imposed by authorities, being forced to undertake heavy physical labor such as road building and city wall construction.

lā拉dīng丁měi美zhōu洲

Latin America refers to the regions of the Americas south of the United States, including Central and South America, where Romance languages such as Spanish and Portuguese are predominantly spoken.

拉丁美洲拥有丰富多样的文化和自然风光。

Latin America boasts a rich and diverse culture and natural scenery.

lā拉dīng丁zì字mǔ母biǎo表

The Latin alphabet is a writing system adapted from the Etruscan alphabet, originally used for the Latin language, and now the most widely used alphabet globally for many languages, including English.