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The character 剌 (là) combines the component 束 (shù, to bind) on the left with the semantic radical 刂 (dāo, knife) on the right. The knife radical indicates its original meaning: the forceful action of slashing or tearing apart. This sense of violent opposition extended to describe behavior that is perverse, unreasonable, or contrary to logic and expectation. Not to be confused with the visually similar character 刺 (cì), 剌 often appears in compounds like 乖剌 (guāilà), meaning obstinate or deliberately contrary.
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他是阿剌伯人。
阿剌伯半岛很大。
阿剌伯语很难学。
这个故事很乖剌。
他的行为有些剌谬。
鱼儿泼剌一声跳出水面。
这篇文章中有剌谬之处。
这种剌谬的论点很难理解。