Memory phrase for the Kanji: 辣


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Meaning hot (spicy), pungent

Pronunciation

Explanation

Left: hot/bitter (needle used for tattoo), right: bundle (Plants / like sheafs of rice (cf.), which are bound with a ribbon as a bundle.)

Mnemonic


 
Hot stuff in a bundle is even hotter.

Radicals

bitter, hot(picture of a needle for tattoo)
bundleThe tree stands for many plants (sheafs of rice), which are bound/lashed with a ribbon (cf. ) to form a bundle.
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 Vocabulary

 酸辣汤  suān là tāng  hot and sour soup; sour and spicy soup
 辣椒  là jiāo  hot pepper; chili
 辛辣  xīn là  spicy hot (taste); fig. biting (criticism)
 麻辣烫  má là tàng  hot spicy soup (often sold in street stalls)
 麻辣烫  má là tàng  

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