拉

拉 lā

“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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