撒哈拉

撒

sa̅

哈

ha̅

拉

la̅

Sahara

Characters and words in 撒哈拉

撒

sa̅ = s + a1

to let go / to cast / to let loose / to discharge / to give expression to / (coll.) to pee

撒 = 扌 + 散 : Socrates (s) sprinkles some water on his flowers in front of the ashram (a1). He holds a watering can (散) with a toy claw (扌), but suddenly he lets go (撒) and the water spills everywhere. Upon seeing so much water Socrates cannot help but want to pee (撒).

撒

sǎ = s + a3

to scatter / to sprinkle / to spill

哈

ha̅ = h + a1

abbr. for 哈薩克斯坦|哈萨克斯坦[Ha1 sa4 ke4 si1 tan3], Kazakhstan / abbr. for 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Ha1 er3 bin1], Harbin

哈 = 口 + 合 : Hamlet built a tower of mandarins by gluing them together using a tube of glue in front of the ashram. When watching the mandarin tower he feels so overjoyed that he laughs heartily.

哈

ha̅ = h + a1

(interj.) ha! / (onom. for laughter) / (slang) to be infatuated with / to adore / abbr. for 哈士奇[ha1 shi4 qi2], husky (dog)

哈

hǎ = h + a3

a Pekinese / a pug / (dialect) to scold

哈

ha̅

拉

la̅

to chat idly (Tw)

拉

la̅ = l + a1

to pull / to play (a bowed instrument) / to drag / to draw / to chat / (coll.) to empty one's bowels

拉 = 扌 + 立 : Mnemonic symbol: a fiddlestick

拉 = 扌 + 立 : In front of the ashram, sir Lancelot tries to make some music using a fiddlestick and a vase by bowing along the opening of the vase. Maybe he would be successful if he put down that silly toy claw.