落 (là) — to leave out, to omit; to be missing
Definition
落 (là) means 'to leave out, to omit' — something that should be there is missing. Unlike 省略 or 略, it implies an accidental omission, not a deliberate cut. Compare 不见 ('disappeared') and 失踪 ('a person gone missing').
verb
to leave outto omitto be missing
Examples
- 落。Zhè piān zuò wén là le yí jù huà.This essay omitted one sentence.
- 落。Tā diǎn rén shù de shí hou là le yí gè rén.He missed one person when counting.
- 落，。Nǐ là le liǎng gè míng zì, jiā shàng ba.You left out two names; add them.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
Meaning part形符xíngfú
艹Written in full as艸cǎo
落 pairs 艹 with 洛; 洛 gives the sound, and 艹 relates to the meaning.
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