拉

• 拼音: lā
• 汉字拆解: 拉 = 扌(hand) + 立 (stand, phonetic) — using the hand to pull

含义

To pull; to drag; to draw. The action of using force to move something toward oneself.

Used for pulling doors, dragging objects, pulling someone's hand, and playing string instruments. Also appears in compound words like 拉面 (pulled noodles).

例句

1. 请拉开门。
2. 妈妈拉着孩子的手过马路。
3. 不要拉我的头发！

用法指南

语境: physical action, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 他拉着我的手走。(He walked holding my hand.)
• 请帮我拉一下这个箱子。(Please help me pull this suitcase.)

错误说法

• 不要说'拉门'表示推门 (Don't use 拉 when you mean 推 — 拉 means pull, 推 means push; check the sign on the door)

起源与历史

A phono-semantic compound with 扌(hand radical) indicating the action is done by hand.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal