辣 là▶ cay

Stroke order

辣 is written in 14 strokes.

• 辣

Senses

1. hot (spicy)
2. pungent
3. (of chili pepper, raw onions etc) to sting
4. to burn

Example sentences

• 这个菜太辣了，我吃不了。Zhège cài tài là le, wǒ chī bu liǎo.This dish is too spicy; I cannot eat it.
• 南方人一般比较能吃辣。Nánfāng rén yìbān bǐjiào néng chī là.Southerners can generally handle spicy food better.

Related words

• 辣椒Hạt tiêu; gia vị

辣 is pronounced là and means “cay”. HSK 4 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 辣 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.