拉
拉
“to pull”
Radical: 扌
Strokes: 8
Level: HSK 4
How 拉 is built — side by side
扌
Hand radical (扌) · tí shǒu páng
Hand actions all lean on 扌: 打 hit, 找 look for, 把 hold.
立
to stand
to stand; to establish, to set up
Origin
hand
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