腊

臈
là
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frequent character
old variant of 臘|腊[la4]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

腊 has 月 meat as its meaning part and 昔 xī as its sound part. It first meant dried meat or jerky. Read xī, that meaning stays. Read là, it is also used as the simplified form of 臘, giving preserved meat and the 12th lunar month.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

腊xī
dried meat, also pr. [xi2]
腊là
ancient practice of offering sacrifices to the gods in the 12th lunar month

Homophones

蜡là
wax
腊là
ancient practice of offering sacrifices to the gods in the 12th lunar month
落là
to leave out, to be missing

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