垃 (lā)

Used in 'lè'sè' (garbage/trash). Note: Taiwan pronounces 垃圾 as lè'sè.

How 垃 is written

Strokes
8
Radical
土 — earth
Traditional
垃
Simplified
垃 (unchanged)

Common words using 垃

垃圾 lājī
trash; refuse; garbage
垃圾堆 lājīduī
garbage heap
垃圾桶 lājītǒng
rubbish bin; Taiwan pr. [le4 se4 tong3]
垃圾筒 lājītǒng
trashcan
垃圾箱 lājīxiāng
rubbish can; garbage can; trash can
垃圾車 lājīchē
garbage truck (or other vehicle)

垃 in a sentence

不要亂丟垃圾。

Bùyào luàn diū lèsè.

“Don't throw trash indiscriminately.”

How common is 垃?

垃 is the 2,622nd most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 98.7% of all running text.

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