辣

hot (spicy); pungent; (of chili pepper, raw onions etc) to sting; to burn

14 strokes Dict coverage rank #1,282 U+8FA3

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

辛 (semantic, “bitter”) + 束 (phonetic, shù)

components: 辛束

spicy hot · Heisig RSH #1288

chili pepper + bundle

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 束

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 束 (shù) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
束 sound component	shù	to bind, to control, to restrain; bale
速	sù	prompt, quick, speedy
剌	là	to slash, to cut in two; to contradict
悚	sǒng	scared, frightened
敕	chì	an imperial order or decree
觫	sù	to start, to tremble with fear
欶	shuò	to suck, to drink
涑	sù	a river in Shansi province

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
心毒手辣	xīn dú shǒu là	vicious and ruthless
酸儿辣女	suān ér là nǚ	if a woman likes to eat sour during pregnancy, she will have a boy; if she likes to eat sp…
小米辣	xiǎo mǐ là	xiaomila, a hot chili pepper cultivar (Capsicum frutescens)
辣子鸡	là zi jī	laziji, spicy dish of chicken cubes stir-fried with chili peppers
辣白菜	là bái cài	spicy pickled cabbage; kimchi
酸辣土豆丝	suān là tǔ dòu sī	hot and sour shredded potato
辣哈布	Là hā bù	(Catholicism) Rahab, mother of Boaz
辣子	là zi	cayenne pepper; chili
中辣	zhōng là	hot; medium level of spiciness
酸辣粉	suān là fěn	hot and sour noodles (Sichuan-origin dish made with starch-based noodles)
老辣	lǎo là	shrewd and ruthless; efficient and unscrupulous
重辣	zhòng là	very spicy
索多玛与哈摩辣	Suǒ duō mǎ yǔ Hā mó là	Sodom and Gomorrah
火辣	huǒ là	painful heat; scorching; rude and forthright; provocative; hot; sexy
变态辣	biàn tài là	(coll.) insanely spicy (the highest level of spiciness on a menu)
加辣	jiā là	to add spice; to make it spicy
阴险毒辣	yīn xiǎn dú là	treacherous and murderous
哈摩辣	Hā mó là	Gomorrah
解辣	jiě là	to relieve the burning sensation of spicy food
酸辣汤	suān là tāng	hot and sour soup; sour and spicy soup