(phonetic)

mouth (口) + sound of lǎ (剌) = phonetic character for sounds and calls

剌 gives the sound lǎ; 口 signals that this character relates to the mouth or a vocal opening. 喇 appears almost exclusively in compounds like 喇叭 (trumpet) or 喇嘛 (lama), where sound or speech is central.

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他会吹叭,每天早上练习。

tā huì chuī lǎ ba, měi tiān zǎo shang liàn xí。

he can play the trumpet, and practices every morning.

街上的叭声太响了,让人很烦。

jiē shang de lǎ ba shēng tài xiǎng le, ràng rén hěn fán。

the horn noise on the street is too loud and makes people very annoyed.

Words with 喇

达赖喇嘛

dá lài lǎ ma

Dalai Lama

高音喇叭

gāo yīn lǎ ba

tweeter

伸缩喇叭

shēn suō lǎ ba

trombone

低音喇叭

dī yīn lǎ ba

woofer

吹喇叭

chuī lǎ ba

(lit.) blowing the trumpet

哈喇

hā la

rancid

哈喇子

hā lá zi

(dialect) saliva

唿喇

hū lǎ

whoosh

唿喇喇

hū là là

roar of the wind

喀喇昆仑公路

kā lǎ kūn lún gōng lù

Karakorum Highway, linking Pakistan and Xinjiang

喀喇昆仑山

kā lǎ kūn lún shān

Karakorum mountain range in west Xinjiang

喀喇昆仑山脉

kā lǎ kūn lún shān mài

Karakorum mountain range in west Xinjiang

More characters with 口