# 拉

| 拉 | U+62C9, &#25289; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-62C9 |
| ← 拈 [U+62C8] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 拊 → [U+62CA] |
| 拉 | U+F925, &#63781; CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-F925 |
| ← 襤 [U+F924] | CJK Compatibility Ideographs | 臘 → [U+F926] |

## Translingual
### Han character

拉 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 手卜廿 (QYT), four-corner 5001$_8$, composition ⿰扌立)

#### Derived characters

* 啦, 鞡, 菈, 𡝰, 𤷟, 𭰪, 𭾺, 𬠏, 鿜, 𭘏, 𭄻, 𬻡

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 425, character 1
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 11946
* Dae Jaweon: page 773, character 5
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1857, character 3
* Unihan data for U+62C9
* Unihan data for U+F925

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

* Historical forms of the character 拉
* Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
* Small seal script
| | Old Chinese |
| 涖 | *rɯːbs, *rɯbs |
| 莅 | *rɯbs, *rɯbs |
| 蒞 | *rɯbs |
| 位 | *ɢʷrɯbs |
| 拉 | *ruːb |
| 菈 | *ruːb |
| 颯 | *sluːb |
| 立 | *rɯb |
| 粒 | *rɯb |
| 笠 | *ɡ·rɯb |
| 砬 | *rɯb |
| 岦 | *rɯb |
| 苙 | *ɡ·rɯb, *ɡrɯb |
| 鴗 | *rɯb |
| 雴 | *r̥ʰɯb |
| 泣 | *kʰrɯb |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *ruːb): semantic 手 (“hand”) + phonetic 立 (OC *rɯb).

### Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): lā (la$^1$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄌㄚ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): na$^1$
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): ла (la, I)
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): laai$^1$ / laap$^6$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): lai$^1$ / la$^2$
* Gan (Wiktionary): la$^1$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): lâ / lâi / lô
    (Meixian, Guangdong): la$^1$
* Jin (Wiktionary): la$^1$ / lah$^4$
* Northern Min (KCR): lá
* Eastern Min (BUC): lă / lăk / nà
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): la / lá / la̍p
    (Teochew, Peng'im): la$^1$
* Wu (Northern, Wugniu): $^1$la / $^8$laq
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): la$^6$ / la$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: lā
*** Zhuyin: ㄌㄚ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: la
*** Wade–Giles: la$^1$
*** Yale: lā
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lha
*** Palladius: ла (la)
*** Sinological IPA : /lä⁵⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: na$^1$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: la
*** Sinological IPA : /na⁵⁵/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: ла (la, I)
*** Sinological IPA : /la²⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: laai$^1$ / laap$^6$
*** Yale: lāai / laahp
*** Cantonese Pinyin: laai$^1$ / laap$^9$
*** Guangdong Romanization: lai$^1$ / lab$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /laːi̯⁵⁵/, /laːp̚²/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: lai$^1$ / la$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /lai³³/, /la⁵⁵/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: la$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /la⁴²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: lâ / lâi / lô
*** Hakka Romanization System: la$^ˊ$ / lai$^ˊ$ / lo$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: la$^1$ / lai$^1$ / lo$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /la²⁴/, /lai̯²⁴/, /lo²⁴/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: la$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /la⁴⁴/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: la$^1$ / lah$^4$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /la¹¹/, /laʔ²/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: lá
*** Sinological IPA : /la⁵⁴/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: lă / lăk / nà
*** Sinological IPA : /l̃a⁵⁵/, /l̃aʔ⁵/, /nˡa⁵³/
* lă - literary;
* lăk - vernacular;
* nà - “to excrete”.
* Dialectal data
| Variety | Location | edit拉 |
| Mandarin | Beijing | /la⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Harbin | /la⁴⁴/ ～車 /la²⁴/ ～鋸 |
| Mandarin | Tianjin | /lɑ²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Jinan | /la²¹³/ /la⁴²/ ～呱兒 |
| Mandarin | Qingdao | /la⁵⁵/ /la²¹³/ ～屎 |
| Mandarin | Zhengzhou | /la²⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Xi'an | /la²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Xining | /la⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Yinchuan | /la⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Lanzhou | /la³¹/ |
| Mandarin | Ürümqi | /la⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Wuhan | /na⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Chengdu | /na⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Guiyang | /la⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Kunming | /la̠⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Nanjing | /lɑ³¹/ |
| Mandarin | Hefei | /la²¹/ |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /laʔ²/ |
| Jin | Pingyao | /lɑ¹³/ |
| Jin | Hohhot | /laʔ⁴³/ ～屎 /la³¹/ ～東西 |
| Wu | Shanghai | /la⁵³/ |
| Wu | Suzhou | /lɑ⁵⁵/ /laʔ³/ ～丁 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | /lɑ³³/ |
| Wu | Wenzhou | /la³³/ |
| Hui | Shexian | /la³¹/ |
| Hui | Tunxi | /la¹¹/ |
| Xiang | Changsha | /la²⁴/ |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | /nɒ³³/ |
| Gan | Nanchang | |
| Hakka | Meixian | /la⁴⁴/ |
| Hakka | Taoyuan | /lɑ²⁴/ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /lai⁵³/ |
| Cantonese | Nanning | /lai⁵⁵/ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | /lai⁵⁵/ |
| Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /lap̚⁵/ /la⁵⁵/ 俗 |
| Min | Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | /la⁴⁴/ |
| Min | Jian'ou (Northern Min) | /la⁵⁴/ |
| Min | Shantou (Teochew) | /lap̚⁵/ |
| Min | Haikou (Hainanese) | /la⁵⁵/ |
* Middle Chinese: lop
Rime :
| Character | 拉 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 來 (37) |
| Final (韻) | 合 (160) |
| Tone (調) | Checked (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | I |
| Fanqie | 盧合切 |
| Baxter | lop |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /lʌp̚/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ləp̚/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /lɒp̚/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ləp̚/ |
| Li Rong | /lᴀp̚/ |
| Wang Li | /lɒp̚/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /lăp̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | là |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | laap$^6$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*[r]ˤəp/
    (Zhengzhang): /*ruːb/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 拉 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | là |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ lop › |
| Old Chinese | /*[r]ˁəp/ |
| English | break |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 拉 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 7866 |
| Phonetic component | 立 |
| Rime group | 緝 |
| Rime subdivision | 3 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 拉 |
| Old Chinese | /*ruːb/ |

#### Definitions

拉
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to destroy; to break; to snap
    alt. forms: 摺 / 折, 搚 (lā), 拹 (xié)
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to insult
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to strike; to hit; to beat
* to pull; to drag; to tug
       zoeng$^1$ coeng$^1$ lim$^2$ laai$^1$ lok$^6$ lai$^4$ [Jyutping]
       pull down window blinds
* to transport by vehicle; to haul; to carry on a vehicle
* to play (a bowed instrument, an accordion, etc.)
    拉二胡 ― lā èrhú ― to play the erhu
       Wǒ bùhuì lā xiǎotíqín. [Pinyin]
       I don't know how to play the violin.
* to drag out; to draw out
* (Mainland China) to owe; to be in arrears
* to lead (a group to a place); to move (a group to a place)
* to help; to lend (a hand)
* to invite; to recruit
* to drag in; to implicate
* to draw in; to canvass; to solicit; to attract
* to organize (a group); to form (a group)
* (Cantonese) to arrest
* (dialectal) to bring up; to raise
* (Mainland China, colloquial) to chat
    拉家常 ― lā jiācháng ― to chitchat
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese, onomatopoeia) The sound of wind.
* (informal) to pass (stool)
    拉大便 ― lā dàbiàn ― to poo
    alt. forms: 剌
* (Cantonese) to shift numbers
    拉分 [Cantonese] ― laai$^1$ fan$^1$ [Jyutping] ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    拉curve [Cantonese] ― laai$^1$ curve [Jyutping] ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
* (Hong Kong, Internet slang) to cause a thread to sink to the bottom of list of threads; to "pull"
    Synonym: pull
    Antonyms: 推 (teoi$^1$), push
* (Hong Kong Cantonese) Short for 拉把 (“library”).
* (dated Shanghainese) Used to mark the perfective aspect.
    Synonyms: 拉哉, 拉哩
       From: 2010, Qian Nairong, 《從〈滬語便商〉所見的老上海話時態》 (Tenses and Aspects? Old Shanghainese as Found in the Book Huyu Bian Shang)
       If you didn't eat you would be punished! Finish the food (ie. have the food be finished).
* a surname

##### Synonyms

* (to pull):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 拉, 挽 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 抻, 扽 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 拉 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 拉 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 抻, 拉 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 拉, 抻, 扯 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 扯, 拉 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 拉, 扯, 𠡒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 扯 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 拽, 扽, 拉 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 拉, 拽 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 拉, 掹 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 拉, 掹 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 掹, 拉 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 拉 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 扯, 𠡒 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 挷 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 扯 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 拔, 揄 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 拔 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 搝, 擢 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 搝, 擢 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 搝, 擢 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 搝 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 搝 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 搝 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 搝 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 搝 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 搝 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 搝, 擢 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 搝 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 搝 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 搝 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 搝, 擢 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 搝 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 拔 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 𠡒 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 拉 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 拉 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 拉, 𠡒 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 拉, 𢱋, 𠡒 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 扯, 悶 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 扯 |
* (to play a stringed instrument):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 拉 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 拉 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 拉 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 拉 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 拉 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 拉 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 拉 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 拉 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 鋸 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 扯 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 扯 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 拉 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 拉 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 拉 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 扯 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 牙 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 拉 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 扯 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 鋸, 扯 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 鋸 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 拉 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 拉 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 拉 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 拉 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 挨 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 牽 |
| Hakka | Changting | 鋸 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 拉 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 鋸 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 鋸 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 鋸 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 拉 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 扯 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 拉 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 鋸, 挨 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 鋸, 挨 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 挨, 鋸 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 鋸, 挨 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 挨, 鋸 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 挨 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 拉 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 拉 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 拉 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 拉 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 鋸 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 拉, 挨 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 拉, 挨 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 拉, 挨 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 鋸 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 挨 |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 牽 |
| Southern Min | Raoping | 鋸 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 鋸 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 鋸, 牽 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 鋸 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 彈 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 彈 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 牽 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 拉 |
| Wu | Danyang | 拉 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 鋸 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 鋸 |
* (to arrest):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 逮捕, 拘捕, 捕捉, 緝捕, 捉拿 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 逮, 抓 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 捉, 抓 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 捉, 抓 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 拉 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 拉, 錔 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 拉 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 捉 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 緝掠 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 網, 網董 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 掠 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 掠 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 掠 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 掠 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 掠 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 捕 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 揢 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 拔 |

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): lá (la$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄌㄚˊ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): laat$^6$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): lat$^5$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: lá
*** Zhuyin: ㄌㄚˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: lá
*** Wade–Giles: la$^2$
*** Yale: lá
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: la
*** Palladius: ла (la)
*** Sinological IPA : /lä³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: laat$^6$
*** Yale: laaht
*** Cantonese Pinyin: laat$^9$
*** Guangdong Romanization: lad$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /laːt̚²/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: lat$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /lat̚³²/

#### Definitions

拉
* (Mainland China) to cut; to slit; to slash
    alt. forms: 剌

### Etymology 3
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): lǎ (la$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄌㄚˇ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: lǎ
*** Zhuyin: ㄌㄚˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: lǎ
*** Wade–Giles: la$^3$
*** Yale: lǎ
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laa
*** Palladius: ла (la)
*** Sinological IPA : /lä²¹⁴/

#### Definitions

拉
* (Mainland China, colloquial) section; part

### Etymology 4

Monosyllabicization of 垃垃.

#### Pronunciation

* (Huzhounese): $^8$laq IPA: /laʔ²/

#### Definitions

拉 (Huzhounese)
* to be at; to be in
* at; in
* used to indicate the continuative aspect
* used to indicate the perfective aspect

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 於 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 在 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 在, 挨, 跟, 的 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 在 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 在 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 在 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 在 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 在, 從 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 在 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 在 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 在 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 在 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 在 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 在 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 在 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 在 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 在 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 在 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 在 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Rugao | 吖 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 在 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 喺, 響 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 喺, 響 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 喺, 在 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 喺, 響 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 在 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 在 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 喺 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 喺, 響 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 響, 喺 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 在 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 在 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 喺, 響 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 喺, 響 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 喺 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 喺 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 喺, 響 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 在 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 在 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 響, 揀 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 喺 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 喺 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 到, 響 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 到, 響 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 到, 響 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 響 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 響, 在, 喺 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 在 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 在 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 喺, 響 |
| Cantonese | Ipoh (Guangfu) | 喺 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 喺 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 在 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 在 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 在 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 嗨 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 在 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 在 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 在 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 在 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 在 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 在 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 在 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 在 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 在 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 在 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 在 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 在 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 在 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 在 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 在 |
| Hakka | Singapore (Dabu) | 在 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 在 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 在 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 到 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 著, 在, 洽 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 著, 洽 |
| Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 著 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 佇, 踮, 蹛 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 佇, 踮, 蹛 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 佇, 咧, 蹛 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 佇, 蹛 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 佇 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 佇 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 佇 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 佇 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 佇 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 佇 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 佇, 踮, 蹛 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 佇 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 佇 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 佇 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 佇, 蹛 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 佇, 壏 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 佇, 踮 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 在 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 在 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 在 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 在 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 在, 壏, 放 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 著 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 在 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 在, 壏 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 佇, 放 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 佇 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 佇 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 著 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 在 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 垃, 垃垃, 垃拉, 垃海, 垃該, 垃浪 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Xinzhuang, Minhang) | 垃該, 拉 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Songjiang) | 立垃, 勒嵌 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chuansha, Pudong) | 垃, 垃垃 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Nanhui, Pudong) | 垃該 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Fengxian) | 垃該 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Jinshan) | 有垃, 垃該 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Qingpu) | 勒拉 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Jiading) | 勒, 浪, 勒浪, 勒搭 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 勒勒, 勒 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 勒, 勒勒, 勒裡, 勒海, 勒浪, 勒篤 |
| Wu | Suzhou (Shengze, Wujiang) | 勒, 勒海, 勒拉, 勒浪 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 勒, 來勒, 勒娘, 勒裡 |
| Wu | Changshu | 勒笃, 勒裡, 勒海, 勒浪 |
| Wu | Kunshan | 勒, 勒浪, 勒海 |
| Wu | Qidong | 勒 |
| Wu | Qidong (Lüsi) | 在, 來, 來該 |
| Wu | Nantong (Haimen) | 勒, 勒特, 勒海, 勒勒 |
| Wu | Haimen (Sijia) | 來, 來到 |
| Wu | Rudong | 勒, 勒勒 |
| Wu | Pinghu | 勒, 勒海, 勒浪, 勒化, 來, 來海, 來浪, 來化 |
| Wu | Haining (Xiashi) | 有起霍, 有起, 有垃, 起勒, 起, 勒, 起霍 |
| Wu | Haiyan | 勒, 勒勒 |
| Wu | Changzhou | 勒, 勒蕩, 勒娘, 勒頭, 漏 |
| Wu | Liyang | 立 |
| Wu | Changzhou (Jintan) | 在, 則 |
| Wu | Danyang | 在, 則 |
| Wu | Jingjiang | 來, 勒 |
| Wu | Jiangyin | 勒, 勒勒 |
| Wu | Nanjing (Gaochun) | 來, 拉, 垃, 得, 擱 |
| Wu | Huzhou | 拉 |
| Wu | Deqing | 垃, 垃好, 來該, 來東, 拉好, 有好 |
| Wu | Deqing (Geting) | 拉 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 勒, 勒哈, 來搭, 來東, 在 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Lin'an) | 來, 來埭, 來同 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Fuyang) | 勒, 勒裡, 勒帶, 勒底 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Xiaoshan) | 來帶, 來東, 來夯, 帶, 東, 夯 |
| Wu | Tonglu | 來, 來裡, 來夯 |
| Wu | Shaoxing | 來帶, 來埭, 來東, 來同, 來夯, 帶, 埭, 東, 同, 夯 |
| Wu | Shaoxing (Keqiao) | 來帶, 來東, 來夯, 帶, 東, 夯 |
| Wu | Zhuji | 來克, 來客, 勒克, 勒客, 克, 客 |
| Wu | Shengzhou | 來, 來帶, 來東, 來夯 |
| Wu | Xinchang | 來固, 來蒙, 來頭 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 來, 來勒, 來的, 來對, 來東, 來當, 來該 |
| Wu | Ningbo (Zhenhai) | 來 |
| Wu | Ningbo (Beilun) | 來, 來該, 來的, 來對, 來當 |
| Wu | Ningbo (Yinzhou) | 立該, 來, 來的, 來該 |
| Wu | Yuyao | 來, 得, 來浪 |
| Wu | Ninghai | 來的 |
| Wu | Zhoushan (Dinghai) | 勒 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 是 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 在 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 在 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 在 |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 正在, 刻正 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 正在, 在 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 正在, 在 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 正在, 在 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 正在, 在 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 在 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 喺度, 喺處, 響度, 響處 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 喺度, 喺處, 響度, 響處 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 喺度 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 當, 在該, 當在 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 當, 在該 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 當, 在該 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 當, 在該 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 當, 在該 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 正在, 在遐 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 著𡅏, 𡅏 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 著𡅏 |
| Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 著𡅏 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 佇咧, 咧, 當咧, 拄咧, 拄佇咧 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 佇咧, 咧, 當咧, 拄咧, 拄佇咧 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 咧, 當咧, 拄咧, 當時 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 佇咧, 咧, 當咧 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 佇 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 佇, 佇咧 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 佇咧, 咧 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 在 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 在 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 在 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 垃, 垃垃, 垃拉, 垃海, 垃該 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 來, 來的, 來該, 來當, 來東, 來勒 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 是, 是搭 |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 著 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 著 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 著 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 著 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 著 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 著 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 著 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 著 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 著 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 著 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 倒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 倒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 倒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 倒, 穩 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 著 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 緊 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 緊 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 緊 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 倒 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 等 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 等 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 等 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 等 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 緊 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 等 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 緊 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 著 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 緊 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 勒海, 勒該 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 勒 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 的, 該, 當, 東, 仔, 勒眼 |
| Wu | Zhoushan | 底, 的 rare, 該, 當, 仔, 勒眼 |

### Etymology 5
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): là (la$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄌㄚˋ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: là
*** Zhuyin: ㄌㄚˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: là
*** Wade–Giles: la$^4$
*** Yale: là
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lah
*** Palladius: ла (la)
*** Sinological IPA : /lä⁵¹/

#### Definitions

拉
* Alternative form of 落 (là)
* Used in 拉拉蛄, alternative form of 蝲蝲蛄 (làlàgǔ)

### Etymology 6
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): la (la$^5$／la$^0$)
    (Zhuyin): ˙ㄌㄚ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: la
*** Zhuyin: ˙ㄌㄚ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: lå
*** Wade–Giles: la$^5$
*** Yale: la
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: .la
*** Palladius: ла (la)
*** Sinological IPA : /lä/

#### Definitions

拉
* A verbal suffix.

### Etymology 7
#### Pronunciation

* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lah
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lah
*** Tâi-lô: lah
*** Phofsit Daibuun: laq
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /laʔ³²/

#### Definitions

拉
* (Zhangzhou Hokkien) to release; to untie; to loosen; to get untied; to come loose

### Compounds

* 七拉八扯
* 不拉屎的
* 乞拉朋吉
* 二拉八當 / 二拉八当
* 亞伯拉罕 / 亚伯拉罕 (Yàbólāhǎn)
* 亞格拉 / 亚格拉
* 亞特拉斯 / 亚特拉斯
* 他拉他拉
* 仙蒂瑞拉
* 伊拉克 (Yīlākè)
* 伯舒拉嶺 / 伯舒拉岭
* 依吞布拉克 (Yītūnbùlākè)
* 佩脫拉克 / 佩脱拉克
* 偏拉
* 克克拉去考勒 (Kèkèlāqùkǎolè)
* 克拉 (kèlā)
* 克拉斯諾亞爾斯克 / 克拉斯诺亚尔斯克 (Kèlāsīnuòyà'ěrsīkè)
* 克拉斯諾達爾 / 克拉斯诺达尔 (Kèlāsīnuòdá'ěr)
* 克拉瑪依 / 克拉玛依 (Kèlāmǎyī)
* 刮拉
* 刷拉
* 劃拉 / 划拉
* 劈拉
* 加巴拉
* 加拉干達
* 半半拉拉 (bànban lālā)
* 南斯拉夫 (Nánsīlāfū)
* 卡拉卡斯 (Kǎlākǎsī)
* 卡拉揚 / 卡拉扬
* 反托拉斯
* 吐沙拉 (Tǔshālā)
* 呼拉圈 (hūlāquān)
* 呼拉舞
* 哈拉
* 哈拉峻 (Hālājùn)
* 哈拉庫圖 / 哈拉库图
* 唐古拉 (Tánggǔlā)
* 單弦拉戲 / 单弦拉戏
* 喀拉克爾 / 喀拉克尔 (Kālākè'ěr)
* 喀拉喀什 (Kālākāshí)
* 喀拉蚩 (Kālāchī)
* 固拉合瑪 / 固拉合玛 (Gùlāhémǎ)
* 土拉河
* 坎培拉 (Kǎnpéilā)
* 坎帕拉 (Kǎnpàlā)
* 塔克拉瑪干 (Tǎkèlāmǎgān)
* 塌拉骨
* 大半拉
* 大意拉拉
* 大拉翅
* 套拉攏 / 套拉拢 (tào lālǒng)
* 奧依亞依拉克 / 奥依亚依拉克 (Àoyīyà Yīlākè)
* 奧依托格拉克 / 奥依托格拉克 (Àoyītuō Gélākè)
* 孟加拉 (Mèngjiālā)
* 安克拉治 (Ānkèlāzhì)
* 安卡拉 (Ānkǎlā)
* 安哥拉 (Āngēlā)
* 安哥拉兔 (āngēlā tù)
* 宏都拉斯 (Hóngdūlāsī)
* 寡拉主兒 / 寡拉主儿
* 尼加拉瓜 (Níjiālāguā)
* 岡渡拉 / 冈渡拉
* 崴拉骨
* 左拉
* 巴拉 (bālā)
* 巴拉圭 (Bālāguī)
* 巴拉圭河
* 巴拉松
* 巴拉芬
* 巴拉頓湖 / 巴拉顿湖
* 布卡拉
* 布拉克
* 布拉吉 (bùlāji)
* 布拉曼德
* 布拉格 (Bùlāgé)
* 布拉薩市 / 布拉萨市
* 布達拉宮 / 布达拉宫 (Bùdálā Gōng)
* 布達拉寺 / 布达拉寺
* 帕巴拉
* 帕耳美拉
* 席特拉灣 / 席特拉湾
* 庫拉木勒克 / 库拉木勒克 (Kùlāmùlèkè)
* 德拉瓦河
* 扒拉
* 扒拉大山
* 托胡拉 (Tuōhúlā)
* 扯三拉四
* 扯拉
* 扯篷拉縴 / 扯篷拉纤
* 拉一把
* 拉丁字母 (Lādīng Zìmǔ)
* 拉丁教會 / 拉丁教会 (Lādīng Jiàohuì)
* 拉丁文 (lādīngwén)
* 拉丁民族
* 拉丁美洲 (Lādīng Měizhōu)
* 拉丁語 / 拉丁语 (lādīngyǔ)
* 拉丁風情 / 拉丁风情
* 拉三扯四
* 拉下水
* 拉下臉 / 拉下脸
* 拉上補下 / 拉上补下
* 拉下過 / 拉下过
* 拉下馬 / 拉下马
* 拉主顧 / 拉主顾
* 拉了
* 拉些兒 / 拉些儿
* 拉交情
* 拉伯蘭 / 拉伯兰
* 拉依喀
* 拉保險 / 拉保险
* 拉倒 (lādǎo)
* 拉偏架 (lāpiānjià)
* 拉傷 / 拉伤 (lāshāng)
* 拉力 (lālì)
* 拉力器
* 拉勸 / 拉劝
* 拉卜楞
* 拉合子
* 拉合爾 / 拉合尔 (Lāhé'ěr)
* 拉名糧長 / 拉名粮长
* 拉呱兒 / 拉呱儿
* 拉坏
* 拉場 / 拉场
* 拉場子 / 拉场子 (lā chǎngzi)
* 拉塞福
* 拉夏
* 拉多加湖 (Lāduōjiā Hú)
* 拉大片
* 拉夫 (lāfū)
* 拉套
* 拉子 (lāzi)
* 拉孔
* 拉孜縣 / 拉孜县
* 拉客 (lākè)
* 拉家帶口 / 拉家带口
* 拉屎 (lāshǐ)
* 拉山
* 拉山頭 / 拉山头 (lā shāntóu)
* 拉巴
* 拉巴斯 (Lābāsī)
* 拉巴特 (Lābātè)
* 拉幫 / 拉帮
* 拉平 (lāpíng)
* 拉床
* 拉廣告 / 拉广告
* 拉弄
* 拉弦子
* 拉彎兒 / 拉弯儿
* 拉後腿 / 拉后腿 (lā hòutuǐ)
* 拉德
* 拉愛麥 / 拉爱麦
* 拉手
* 拉扯
* 拉拔 (lābá)
* 拖拉 (tuōlā)
* 拉抽屜 / 拉抽屉
* 拉拉扯扯 (lālāchěchě)
* 拖拖拉拉
* 拖拉機 / 拖拉机 (tuōlājī)
* 拉拉雜雜 / 拉拉杂杂
* 拉攏 / 拉拢 (lālǒng)
* 拉斐爾 / 拉斐尔 (Lāfěi'ěr)
* 拉斯奎 (Lāsīkuí)
* 拉晚兒 / 拉晚儿
* 拉曳
* 拉替身兒 / 拉替身儿
* 拉朽
* 拉朽摧枯
* 拉杆 (lāgān)
* 拉架 (lājià)
* 拉格羅夫 / 拉格罗夫
* 拉桿子 / 拉杆子
* 拉槍 / 拉枪
* 拉殺 / 拉杀
* 拉比 (lābǐ)
* 拉沓
* 拉洋片 (lā yángpiān)
* 拉清單 / 拉清单 (lā qīngdān)
* 拉片兒湯 / 拉片儿汤
* 拉牽 / 拉牵
* 拉瑟
* 拉瑪猿 / 拉玛猿
* 拉環 / 拉环 (lāhuán)
* 拉生意
* 拉皮 (lāpí)
* 拉皮條 / 拉皮条 (lāpítiáo)
* 拉相好
* 拉矢
* 拉硬屎
* 拉硬弓
* 拉祜族 (Lāhùzú)
* 拉祜語 / 拉祜语 (Lāhùyǔ)
* 拉票 (lāpiào)
* 拉票子
* 拉秧
* 拉稀 (lāxī)
* 拉窟窿
* 拉筋 (lājīn)
* 拉索
* 拉絆 / 拉绊
* 拉絲 / 拉丝 (lāsī)
* 拉網 / 拉网
* 拉練 / 拉练 (lāliàn)
* 拉線 / 拉线
* 拉線搭橋 / 拉线搭桥
* 拉縴 / 拉纤 (lāqiàn)
* 拉肚子 (lā dùzi)
* 拉胚
* 拉脫維亞 / 拉脱维亚 (Lātuōwéiyà)
* 拉腳 / 拉脚
* 拉腳屋 / 拉脚屋
* 拉舌頭 / 拉舌头
* 拉花繩 / 拉花绳
* 拉薩 / 拉萨 (Lāsà)
* 拉虧空 / 拉亏空
* 拉親 / 拉亲
* 拉警報 / 拉警报
* 拉買賣 / 拉买卖
* 拉賬 / 拉账
* 拉躺下
* 拉車 / 拉车
* 拉近
* 拉近乎
* 拉運 / 拉运
* 拉鋸 / 拉锯 (lājù)
* 拉鋸戰 / 拉锯战 (lājùzhàn)
* 拉鎖 / 拉锁 (lāsuǒ)
* 拉鎖子 / 拉锁子
* 拉鏈 / 拉链 (lāliàn)
* 拉鏈工程 / 拉链工程
* 拉鏡頭 / 拉镜头
* 拉鐵摩爾 / 拉铁摩尔
* 拉長 / 拉长 (lācháng)
* 拉長線 / 拉长线
* 拉長臉 / 拉长脸
* 拉閑 / 拉闲
* 拉開 / 拉开 (lākai)
* 拉關係 / 拉关系
* 拉雜 / 拉杂 (lāzá)
* 拉風 / 拉风 (lāfēng)
* 拉颯 / 拉飒
* 拉飢荒 / 拉饥荒
* 拉馬 / 拉马
* 拉駱駝 / 拉骆驼
* 拉魂腔
* 拉麵 / 拉面 (lāmiàn)
* 搭拉 (dāla)
* 摔打砸拉
* 摧枯拉朽 (cuīkū lāxiǔ)
* 撇齒拉嘴 / 撇齿拉嘴
* 撥拉 / 拨拉 (bōlā)
* 撒拉族 (Sālāzú)
* 斯巴拉西 (sībālāxī)
* 斯拉夫字母
* 斯拉夫族 (sīlāfūzú)
* 斯里賈亞瓦德納普拉科特 / 斯里贾亚瓦德纳普拉科特 (Sīlǐ Jiǎyàwǎdénàpǔlā Kētè)
* 新藝拉瑪 / 新艺拉玛
* 木奎拉 (Mùkuílā)
* 木拉 (Mùlā)
* 林加拉語 / 林加拉语 (Línjiālāyǔ)
* 東拉西扯 / 东拉西扯 (dōnglāxīchě)
* 柏拉圖 / 柏拉图 (Bólātú)
* 梅拉尼婭 / 梅拉尼娅 (Méilāníyà)
* 欻拉
* 死拉活拽
* 沙拉 (shālā)
* 沙拉油 (shālāyóu)
* 沙拉醬 / 沙拉酱 (shālājiàng)
* 沒趣搭拉 / 没趣搭拉
* 法拉 (fǎlā)
* 海拉爾 / 海拉尔 (Hǎilā'ěr)
* 海拉爾河 / 海拉尔河
* 漓漓拉拉
* 滴里搭拉
* 滴零搭拉
* 潘朵拉
* 潘朵拉箱
* 瀝瀝拉拉 / 沥沥拉拉
* 烏拉 / 乌拉
* 烏拉圭 / 乌拉圭 (Wūlāguī)
* 烏拉山 / 乌拉山
* 烏拉草 / 乌拉草
* 爬拉
* 瓜地馬拉 / 瓜地马拉 (Guādìmǎlā)
* 生拉硬拽 (shēng lā yìng zhuài)
* 畢拉彗星 / 毕拉彗星
* 畢拉爾 / 毕拉尔
* 畫拉 / 画拉
* 白拉
* 白紹拉河 / 白绍拉河
* 皮拉勒 (Pílālè)
* 破衣拉裳
* 符拉迪沃斯托克 (Fúlādíwòsītuōkè)
* 笨笨拉拉
* 羅耀拉 / 罗耀拉
* 耷拉 (dāla)
* 肐拉子
* 胡拉混扯
* 色拉 (sèlā)
* 芭拉
* 芭芭拉 (Bābālā)
* 莎喲娜拉 / 莎哟娜拉 (shāyōnàlā)
* 蘇拉 / 苏拉 (sūlā)
* 蘇拉威西 / 苏拉威西 (Sūlāwēixī)
* 蘇格拉底 / 苏格拉底 (Sūgélādǐ)
* 虎不拉
* 虎列拉 (hǔlièlā)
* 西拉山地
* 西拉島 / 西拉岛
* 話拉兒 / 话拉儿
* 貝拉圖 / 贝拉图
* 貝里拉
* 賽圖拉 / 赛图拉 (Sàitúlā)
* 趿拉 (tāla)
* 趿拉兒 / 趿拉儿 (tālar)
* 趿拉板兒 / 趿拉板儿 (tālabǎnr)
* 踱拉
* 連拖帶拉 / 连拖带拉
* 達拉密 / 达拉密
* 達拉斯 / 达拉斯 (Dálāsī)
* 里拉 (lǐlā)
* 鋪拉 / 铺拉
* 開麥拉 / 开麦拉 (kāimàilā)
* 阿亞圖拉 / 阿亚图拉 (āyàtúlā)
* 阿克薩拉依 / 阿克萨拉依 (Ākèsàlāyī)
* 阿拉 (ālā)
* 阿拉伯 (Ālābó)
* 阿拉伯膠 / 阿拉伯胶 (ālābó jiāo)
* 阿拉伯語 / 阿拉伯语 (ālābóyǔ)
* 阿拉哈格 (Ālāhāgé)
* 阿拉拉夸拉 (Ālālākuālā)
* 阿拉木汗
* 阿拉爾 / 阿拉尔 (Ālā'ěr)
* 阿特拉斯 (Ātèlāsī)
* 阿胡拉·馬茲達 / 阿胡拉·马兹达 (Āhúlā Mǎzīdá)
* 靸拉
* 香格里拉 (Xiānggélǐlā)
* 馬尼拉 / 马尼拉 (Mǎnílā)
* 馬尼拉麻 / 马尼拉麻
* 馬拉卡 / 马拉卡
* 馬拉威 / 马拉威 (Mǎlāwēi)
* 馬拉巴栗 / 马拉巴栗 (mǎlābālì)
* 馬拉松 / 马拉松 (mǎlāsōng)
* 馬拉犁 / 马拉犁
* 馬拉糕 / 马拉糕 (mǎlāgāo)

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Jōyō kanji)
* to drag
* to pull
* to draw
* to carry off
* to crush
* Used in phonetic transcription of foreign words.

#### Readings

* Go-on: ろう (rō)
* Kan-on: ろう (rō)
* Kan’yō-on: ら (ra, Jōyō)、らつ (ratsu)
* Kun: ひしぐ (hishigu, 拉ぐ)、ひしゃぐ (hishagu, 拉ぐ)、ひしゃげる (hishageru, 拉げる)、くだく (kudaku)

#### Compounds

* 亜(ア)拉(ラ)毘(ビ)亜(ア) (arabia)
* 費(フィ)拉(ラ)特(デル)費(フィア) (firaderufia)
* 拉(ラー)麺(メン) (rāmen)
* 拉(ラ)丁(テン) (raten)
* 拉(ら)致(ち) (rachi)
* 打(う)ち拉(ひし)ぐ (uchihishigu)

## Korean
### Etymology

From Middle Chinese 拉 (MC lop).

### Hanja

Wikisource 拉 (eumhun 끌 랍 (kkeul rap), word-initial (South Korea) 끌 납 (kkeul nap))
* hanja form of 랍/납 (“to pull”)

#### Compounds

* 납북(拉北) (napbuk)
* 납치(拉致) (napchi)
* 피랍(被拉) (pirap)

### References

* 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典.

## Vietnamese
### Han character

拉: Hán Việt readings: lạp (落(lạc)合(hợp)切(thiết))
拉: Nôm readings: sắp, dập, lớp, rập, rắp, lấp, lợp, sụp, lắp, giập, ráp, loạt, rợp, sập, láp, lọp, đập, xập, xệp, lạp, rấp
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

### References

* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Nguyễn (2014).
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Nguyễn et al. (2009).
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Trần (2004).
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Hồ (1976).
* 1 2 3 Taberd & Pigneau de Béhaine (1838).