Mao Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Hand (shǒu) Page 425, Entry 01 Pronounced la. Read similar to la. Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen): To destroy. Guangyun: To break, to defeat. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biography of the House of Qi: Duke Xiang ordered Peng Sheng to break the back of Duke Huan of Lu, killing him. Book of Han (Hanshu), Biography of Zou Yang: Fan Sui had his ribs broken and teeth knocked out in Wei. Also, Yang Xiong, Hunting Rhapsody: Rushing wind and thundering power. Commentary: La refers to the sound of wind. Also, Zheng Yun (Correct Rhymes): To beckon. Colloquial language for inviting someone to accompany one is called la. Jiyun: Also written in variant forms (xie), (xie), (zhe).