拉

拉 U+62C9, 拉 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-62C9 ← 拈 [U+62C8] CJK Unified Ideographs 拊 → [U+62CA]

拉 U+F925, 拉 CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-F925 ← 襤 [U+F924] CJK Compatibility Ideographs 臘 → [U+F926]

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拉 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 手卜廿 (QYT), four-corner 5001₈, composition ⿰扌立)

• 啦, 鞡, 鿜, 菈

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 425, character 1
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 11946
• Dae Jaweon: page 773, character 5
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1857, character 3
• Unihan data for U+62C9

• Unihan data for U+F925

simp. and trad.		拉

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *ruːb): semantic 手 (“hand”) + phonetic 立 (OC *rɯb).

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

拉

1. to pull; to drag; to tug

   推拉  ―  tuīlā  ―  push and pull

   將窗簾拉落嚟 [Cantonese, trad.]
   将窗帘拉落嚟 [Cantonese, simp.]

   zoeng¹ coeng¹ lim² laai¹ lok⁶ lai⁴ [Jyutping]

   pull down window blinds

2. to transport by vehicle; to haul; to carry on a vehicle

   拉貨／拉货  ―  lāhuò  ―  to haul goods

3. to play (a bowed instrument, an accordion, etc.); to sound (a siren, etc.)

   拉二胡  ―  lā èrhú  ―  to play the erhu

   拉警笛  ―  lā jǐngdí  ―  to sound the alarm

   我不會拉小提琴。 [MSC, trad.]
   我不会拉小提琴。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ bùhuì lā xiǎotíqín. [Pinyin]

   I don't know how to play the violin.

4. to drag out; to draw out

   別拉長聲音說謊／别拉长声音说谎  ―  bié lā cháng shēngyīn shuōhuǎng  ―  do not speak in a drawl

5. to lead (a group to a place); to move (a group to a place)

   把傷員拉到河邊去 [MSC, trad.]
   把伤员拉到河边去 [MSC, simp.]

   bǎ shāngyuán lā dào hébiān qù [Pinyin]

   to lead the wounded personnel to the riverside

6. to help; to lend (a hand)

   朋友有困難，你該拉他一把。 [MSC, trad.]
   朋友有困难，你该拉他一把。 [MSC, simp.]

   Péngyǒu yǒu kùnnán, nǐ gāi lā tā yī bǎ. [Pinyin]

   When your friend is in difficulties, you should lend a hand.

7. to drag in; to implicate

   你自己犯錯，還要拉上別人？ [MSC, trad.]
   你自己犯错，还要拉上别人？ [MSC, simp.]

   Nǐ zìjǐ fàncuò, hái yào lā shàng biérén? [Pinyin]

   You made the mistake yourself, and you still want to drag others into it?

8. to draw in; to canvass; to solicit; to attract

   拉生意  ―  lā shēngyì  ―  to draw in business

   拉關係／拉关系  ―  lāguānxì  ―  to cultivate relations with someone

   拉生理 [Hokkien]  ―  la seng-lí [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  to draw in business

9. to organize (a group); to form (a group)

   拉隊伍／拉队伍  ―  lā duìwǔ  ―  to organize a team

10. to invite; to recruit
11. (informal) to pass (stool)

    拉大便  ―  lā dàbiàn  ―  to poo

12. (Mainland China) to owe; to be in arrears

    拉債／拉债  ―  lāzhài  ―  to owe debts

    拉下不少賬／拉下不少账  ―  lā xià bùshào zhàng  ―  to owe lots of debt

13. (Mainland China, colloquial) to chat

    拉話／拉话  ―  lāhuà  ―  to chat

    拉家常  ―  lā jiācháng  ―  to chitchat

14. (dialectal) to bring up; to raise

    我娘把我拉大的。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]

    Wǒ niáng bǎ wǒ lā dà de. [Pinyin]

    My mom brought me up.

15. (Cantonese) to arrest
16. (Cantonese) to shift numbers

    拉分 [Cantonese]  ―  laai¹ fan¹ [Jyutping]  ―  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

    拉curve [Cantonese]  ―  laai¹ curve [Jyutping]  ―  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

17. (Hong Kong, Internet slang) to cause a thread to sink to the bottom of list of threads; to "pull"

    Synonym: pull

    Antonyms: 推 (teoi¹), push

18. (Hong Kong Cantonese) short for 拉把 (“library”)
19. (dated Shanghainese) Used to mark the perfective aspect.

    Synonyms: 拉哉, 拉哩

    • 2010, Qian Nairong, “從〈滬語便商〉所見的老上海話時態 [Tenses and Aspects? Old Shanghainese as Found in the Book Huyu Bian Shang]”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):

      勿吃要罰個！吃拉哉。 [Shanghainese, trad.]
      勿吃要罚个！吃拉哉。 [Shanghainese, simp.]

      If you didn't eat you would be punished! Finish the food (ie. have the food be finished).

20. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to destroy; to break; to snap

    alt. forms: 摺 / 折, 搚 (lā), 拹 (xié)

21. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to insult
22. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to strike; to hit; to beat
23. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese, onomatopoeia) The sound of wind.

    alt. forms: 剌

24. a surname

• (to pull):

• (to play a stringed instrument):

• (to arrest):

拉

1. (Mainland China) to cut; to slit; to slash

   alt. forms: 剌

拉

1. (Mainland China, colloquial) section; part

Monosyllabicization of 垃垃.

• (Huzhounese): 8laq IPA^(key): /laʔ²/

拉 (Huzhounese)

1. to be at; to be in
2. at; in
3. used to indicate the continuative aspect
4. used to indicate the perfective aspect

拉

1. alternative form of 落 (là)
2. used in 拉拉蛄, alternative form of 蝲蝲蛄 (làlàgǔ)

simp. and trad.		拉
alternative forms		啦

拉

1. A verbal suffix.

拉

1. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) to release; to untie; to loosen; to get untied; to come loose

(Jōyō kanji)

1. to drag
2. to pull
3. to draw
4. to carry off
5. to crush
6. Used in phonetic transcription of foreign words.

• Go-on: ろう (rō)
• Kan-on: ろう (rō)
• Kan’yō-on: ら (ra, Jōyō)、らつ (ratsu)
• Kun: ひしぐ (hishigu, 拉ぐ)、ひしゃぐ (hishagu, 拉ぐ)、ひしゃげる (hishageru, 拉げる)、くだく (kudaku)

From Middle Chinese 拉 (MC lop).

拉 (eumhun 끌 랍 (kkeul rap), word-initial (South Korea) 끌 납 (kkeul nap))

1. hanja form^? of 랍/납 (“to pull”)

• 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典. [1]

拉: Hán Việt readings: lạp (落(lạc)合(hợp)切(thiết))^[1][2][3]
拉: Nôm readings: sắp^{[1][2][3][4][5]}, dập^[1][2][3][4], lớp^[1][2][3][4], rập^[1][2][3][4], rắp^[1][2][3][4], lấp^[1][2][3], lợp^[1][3][4], sụp^[1][3][4], lắp^[3][4][5], giập^[1][3], ráp^[2][3], loạt^[3][4], rợp^[1], sập^[1], láp^[3], lọp^[3], đập^[3], xập^[3], xệp^[3], lạp^[4], rấp^[5]

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