• 力(strength; power)
• 口(mouth; speech)

Adding uses strength and words to increase.

• 扌(hand)
• 立(upright; erect)

Using your hand to pull someone up straight is the meaning of the character 拉.

• 大(large person; person with arms spread)
• 丶(dot; emphasis mark)

A person with outstretched arms grows larger with a dot below to emphasize supreme greatness.

• 聿(writing brush; pen)
• 曰(speech; mouth)

A book is spoken words recorded by a pen onto characters.

• 力(strength; power)
• 口(mouth; speech)

Adding uses strength and words to increase.

• 扌(hand)
• 立(upright; erect)

Using your hand to pull someone up straight is the meaning of the character 拉.

• 大(large person; person with arms spread)
• 丶(dot; emphasis mark)

A person with outstretched arms grows larger with a dot below to emphasize supreme greatness.

• 聿(writing brush; pen)
• 曰(speech; mouth)

A book is spoken words recorded by a pen onto characters.