辣椒 làjiāo▶ พริก, เครื่องเทศ

Stroke order

辣椒 is written in 26 strokes across 2 characters.

• 辣 — 14 strokes
• 椒 — 12 strokes

Senses

1. hot pepper
2. chili

Related words

• 辣เผ็ด

辣椒 is pronounced làjiāo and means “พริก, เครื่องเทศ”. HSK 5 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 辣椒 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.