辣
là · spicy / hot💡 How to pronounce
l → like the 'l' in 'love'. à → like 'ah' but with a falling tone — sharp and strong.
📖 The Story
辣 is the flavor that wakes you up — the heat that spreads through your body when you eat Sichuan food. The character combines '辛' (pungent) and '束' (to bind) — a flavor so strong it can bind your attention.
🎬 In Culture Today
Sichuan cuisine is famous for its spiciness — a combination of chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns that creates a numbing-heat sensation. If you want to know what China's soul tastes like, go to Sichuan and order something with chili oil.
📚 Words
辣椒chili pepper
麻辣numbing and spicy
辣味spicy taste
辣妹spicy girl
📝 Example Sentences
四川菜很辣。
Sichuan food is very spicy.
我喜欢吃辣。
I like eating spicy food.