腊 là — preserved (meat); December; preserved (meat)
腊月里，家家户户开始准备过年。Là yuè lǐ, jiā jiā hù hù kāi shǐ zhǔn bèi guò nián.In the twelfth lunar month, every household starts preparing for the New Year.
Common words: 腊克 (là kè)、腊肉 (là ròu)、腊梅 (là méi)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "preserved"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "preserved", including 腊 (là), 腊 (là). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "preserved" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 腊 (là), 腊 (là) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters happen to share the reading là, so lean on the words and written forms to tell them apart. The example sentences further down show how 腊 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 腊 làpreserved (meat); December; preserved (meat)Useful words: 腊克, 腊肉
- 腊 làpreserved (meat); December; preserved (meat)Useful words: 腊克, 腊肉
Common words for these 2 "preserved" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 腊 (là) — so "preserved" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
腊克là kèlacquer (loanword)腊肉là ròumeat that has been cured and air-dried in the cold (esp. during the 12th lunar month)腊梅là méiwintersweet; Japanese allspice; Chimonanthus praecox腊克là kèlacquer (loanword)腊肉là ròumeat that has been cured and air-dried in the cold (esp. during the 12th lunar month)腊梅là méiwintersweet; Japanese allspice; Chimonanthus praecox
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "preserved".
腊 là — preserved (meat); December; preserved (meat)
腊月里，家家户户开始准备过年。Là yuè lǐ, jiā jiā hù hù kāi shǐ zhǔn bèi guò nián.In the twelfth lunar month, every household starts preparing for the New Year.
Common words: 腊克 (là kè)、腊肉 (là ròu)、腊梅 (là méi)
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