剌

lá

verb #16,223

Meanings

1 to slash; to cut (variant of 拉)
2 perverse; unreasonable (pronunciation: là)

Characters

to slash; perverse

Examples

他不小心把手剌破了。

Tā bù xiǎoxīn bǎ shǒu lá pò le.

He accidentally cut his hand.

这个人说话很剌。

Zhè ge rén shuōhuà hěn là.

This person speaks in a perverse manner.

Tips

mistakes

Easily confused with 刺 (cì, to stab/thorn). Note the different stroke order: 剌 has 束 on the left, while 刺 has 朿 on the left.

Stroke Order

剌 lá