垃

lā
#2,622 most
frequent character
used in 垃圾[la1 ji1], Taiwan pr. [le4]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

垃 pairs 土 dirt or earth with 立 lì as the sound part. It first meant trash or garbage, and that is still the meaning.

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Homophones

HSK 4
拉lā
to pull, to play (string instruments)
HSK 6
啦lā
a phrase-final particle

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