垃

lā

used in 垃圾[la1 ji1]

Taiwan pr. [le4]

earth (土) + sound lā (立) = the trash character

垃 only appears in 垃圾 (lājī), meaning garbage or trash. 土 grounds the meaning in dirt and earth; 立 is there mainly for the sound lā.

土+立→垃
土EarthSemantic
立To stand uprightPhonetic

请把垃圾扔到外面的桶里。

qǐng bǎ lā jī rēng dào wài miàn de tǒng lǐ。

Please throw the garbage into the bin outside.

街上的垃圾越来越多,大家都很烦恼。

jiē shàng de lā jī yuè lái yuè duō, dà jiā dōu hěn fán nǎo。

There is more and more trash on the street, and everyone is quite troubled by it.

Words with 垃

垃圾车

lā jī chē

garbage truck (or other vehicle)

土坷垃

tǔ kē lā

(dialect) clod of earth

坷垃

kē lā

(dialect) clod (of earth)

垃圾堆

lā jī duī

garbage heap

垃圾工

lā jī gōng

garbage collector

垃圾桶

lā jī tǒng

rubbish bin

垃圾筒

lā jī tǒng

trashcan

垃圾箱

lā jī xiāng

rubbish can

垃圾股

lā jī gǔ

junk bonds

垃圾

lā jī

trash

垃圾电邮

lā jī diàn yóu

see 垃圾郵件|垃圾邮件[la1 ji1 you2 jian4]

垃圾食品

lā jī shí pǐn

junk food

More characters with 土

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