Memory phrase for the character: 喇

喇

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Meaning sound of wind, trompet, horn

Pronunciation

lā, lǎ

Explanation

Left: mouth 口, right: 剌 (bundle 束 [Plants 木/禾 like sheafs of rice (cf. 兼), which are bound with a ribbon 口 as a bundle], knife 刂)

Mnemonic
 
From the mouth a bundle of cutting (sounds): The trompet!

Radicals

口 mouth, openingThis is a small square. If it is bigger: 囗, it is an enclosure.
束 bundleThe tree 木 stands for many plants (sheafs of rice), which are bound/lashed with a ribbon 口 (cf. 兼) to form a bundle.
刂 cutIt is typically at the right side of the character.
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 Vocabulary

喇嘛 Lǎ ma  Lama, spiritual teacher in Tibetan Buddhism
达赖喇嘛 Dá lài lǎ ma  Dalai Lama
班禅喇嘛 Bān chán Lǎ ma  Bainqen or Panchen Lama, one of two Tibetan spiritual leaders
喇叭 lǎ ba  horn (automobile, alarm siren, musical etc), loudspeaker
高音喇叭 gāo yīn lǎ ba  tweeter
喇叭裤 lǎ ba kù  flared trousers; bell-bottomed pants
喇叭裤 lǎ ba kù  

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