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Word and Radical Components of 沙漠

The Chinese word 沙漠 is analysed below into its constituent words and the words into radicals. By seeing the breakdown of the word in this way you can more easily learn and recognise the word.


Component Pinyin Meanings
沙漠 shāmò 1. n. desert (barren area)
     戈壁 沙漠 - Gobi Desert
     撒哈拉 沙漠 - Sahara Desert
2. n.    (specifically) erg; sand sea

沙漠 ⇨ 沙 + 漠
Component Pinyin Meanings
沙 suō 1. Variant of 砂
漠 mò 1. desert
2. aloof; indifferent
3. the number 10

沙 ⇨ 氵 + 少
Component Pinyin Meanings
水 shuǐ 1. water
     請 給 我 一 杯 水，謝謝。 (Qǐng gěi wǒ yī bēi shuǐ, xièxiè.) - A glass of water, please.
     喝水 - hēshuǐ - to drink water
     冰水 - bīngshuǐ - iced water
     冷水 - lěngshuǐ - cold water
     凍水 - dung3 seoi2 - cold water, C
     熱水 - rèshuǐ - hot water
     開水 - kāishuǐ - boiled water
     滾水 - gwan2 seoi2 - boiled water, C
     水族館 - shuǐzúguǎn - aquarium
     水彩 - shuǐcǎi - watercolour
     水溫 - shuǐwēn - water temperature
     雨水 - yǔshuǐ - rainwater
     海水 - hǎishuǐ - seawater
     飲用水 - yǐnyòngshuǐ - drinking water
     礦泉水 - kuàngquánshuǐ - mineral water
     蒸餾水 - zhēngliúshuǐ - distilled water
     水閘 - shuǐzhá - sluice
     水力發電 - shuǐlìfādiàn - hydroelectricity
     碳水化合物 - tànshuǐhuàhéwù - carbohydrate
     脫水 - tuōshuǐ - to dehydrate; dehydration
     水中毒 - shuǐzhōngdú - water intoxication; water poisoning
     雙氧水 - shuāngyǎngshuǐ, lit=water with two oxygen (atoms) - hydrogen peroxide
2. liquid; potion; juice
     口水 - kǒushuǐ - saliva
     汗水 - hànshuǐ - sweat
     羊水 - yángshuǐ - amniotic fluid
     香水 - xiāngshuǐ - perfume
     眼藥水 - yǎnyàoshuǐ - eyedrop
3. (colloquial, mainly, Singapore, Malaysia) Synonym of 飲料 (beverage)
     要 叫 什麼 水？ (Yào jiào shénme shuǐ?) - What beverage do you want to order?
     欲 叫 什sím物 水？ (Beh kiò sím-mi̍h chúi?) - What beverage do you want to order?, MN
4. (archaic) river
     漢水 - Hànshuǐ - the Han River
5. body of water
     水路 - shuǐlù - waterway
     三 面 環 水 (sān miàn huán shuǐ) - to be surrounded by (bodies of) water on three sides
6. flood
     發水 - fāshuǐ - to flood
7. additional cost or income
8. (dialectal) rain
9. (Cantonese) money
     磅水 - bong6 seoi2 - to pay, C
     掠loek6-1水 - loek6-1 seoi2 - to obtain money dishonestly, C
10. (Cantonese) hundred dollars
     三 嚿 水 - saam1 gau6 seoi2 - three hundred dollars, C
11. (Cantonese) source of revenue
12. (Cantonese) to fool; to deceive; to misguide
13. to swim
     水性 - shuǐxìng - swimming ability
14. (colloquial) lacking substance or power; worthless
     這裡 的 大學 太 水 了。 (Zhèlǐ de dàxué tài shuǐ le.) - The universities here are too weak.
15. Short for 划水, gloss=to shirk; to slack off
16. one of the five elements of Wu Xing (五行)
17. (colloquial) Classifier for the number of times clothing was washed.
18. Sui people
     水書 - shuǐshū - Shuishu (the traditional writing system of the Sui people)
19. Variant of 媠
少 shǎo 1. few; little in number; less; not many
     很 少shǎo 人 知道 實情。 - Very few people know the truth.
     只有 很 少shǎo 麵包 和 餅乾gān。 - There is only very little bread and biscuits.
2. weak; inadequate; insufficient
3. to lack; to be short of; to be deficient
     臥室 裡 少shǎo 一 隻 電燈泡。 - There's a light bulb missing in the bedroom.
     少 咗 碗 飯 - missing a bowl of rice
     裝 少 咗 兩 粒 螺絲 - forgot to install two screws
4. to reduce (the amount or extent); to weaken; to lose; to stop; to cease
     他 屋 裡 少shǎo 了 東西xi。 - He lost something in his house.
     少shǎo 說 廢話！ - Stop chattering!
5. slightly; moderately; a little; a bit
6. seldom; rarely; infrequently
     懶惰 的 人 很 少shǎo 會 成功。 - Lazy people seldom succeed.
7. in a little while; in a moment
8. 5th tetragram of the Taixuanjing (?)
shào 9. young; youthful; juvenile
     別 看 她 歲數 大，可 長zhǎng 得 少 相。 - Despite her age, she still looked young.
10. later in a sequence; younger; youngest
11. childhood; youth; young period
12. young man; youngster; junior
13. (historical) deputy; assistant
14. (historical) young master of a rich family
     二 少siu3 - second young master -

漠 ⇨ 氵 + 艹 + 日 + 大
Component Pinyin Meanings
水 shuǐ 1. water
     請 給 我 一 杯 水，謝謝。 (Qǐng gěi wǒ yī bēi shuǐ, xièxiè.) - A glass of water, please.
     喝水 - hēshuǐ - to drink water
     冰水 - bīngshuǐ - iced water
     冷水 - lěngshuǐ - cold water
     凍水 - dung3 seoi2 - cold water, C
     熱水 - rèshuǐ - hot water
     開水 - kāishuǐ - boiled water
     滾水 - gwan2 seoi2 - boiled water, C
     水族館 - shuǐzúguǎn - aquarium
     水彩 - shuǐcǎi - watercolour
     水溫 - shuǐwēn - water temperature
     雨水 - yǔshuǐ - rainwater
     海水 - hǎishuǐ - seawater
     飲用水 - yǐnyòngshuǐ - drinking water
     礦泉水 - kuàngquánshuǐ - mineral water
     蒸餾水 - zhēngliúshuǐ - distilled water
     水閘 - shuǐzhá - sluice
     水力發電 - shuǐlìfādiàn - hydroelectricity
     碳水化合物 - tànshuǐhuàhéwù - carbohydrate
     脫水 - tuōshuǐ - to dehydrate; dehydration
     水中毒 - shuǐzhōngdú - water intoxication; water poisoning
     雙氧水 - shuāngyǎngshuǐ, lit=water with two oxygen (atoms) - hydrogen peroxide
2. liquid; potion; juice
     口水 - kǒushuǐ - saliva
     汗水 - hànshuǐ - sweat
     羊水 - yángshuǐ - amniotic fluid
     香水 - xiāngshuǐ - perfume
     眼藥水 - yǎnyàoshuǐ - eyedrop
3. (colloquial, mainly, Singapore, Malaysia) Synonym of 飲料 (beverage)
     要 叫 什麼 水？ (Yào jiào shénme shuǐ?) - What beverage do you want to order?
     欲 叫 什sím物 水？ (Beh kiò sím-mi̍h chúi?) - What beverage do you want to order?, MN
4. (archaic) river
     漢水 - Hànshuǐ - the Han River
5. body of water
     水路 - shuǐlù - waterway
     三 面 環 水 (sān miàn huán shuǐ) - to be surrounded by (bodies of) water on three sides
6. flood
     發水 - fāshuǐ - to flood
7. additional cost or income
8. (dialectal) rain
9. (Cantonese) money
     磅水 - bong6 seoi2 - to pay, C
     掠loek6-1水 - loek6-1 seoi2 - to obtain money dishonestly, C
10. (Cantonese) hundred dollars
     三 嚿 水 - saam1 gau6 seoi2 - three hundred dollars, C
11. (Cantonese) source of revenue
12. (Cantonese) to fool; to deceive; to misguide
13. to swim
     水性 - shuǐxìng - swimming ability
14. (colloquial) lacking substance or power; worthless
     這裡 的 大學 太 水 了。 (Zhèlǐ de dàxué tài shuǐ le.) - The universities here are too weak.
15. Short for 划水, gloss=to shirk; to slack off
16. one of the five elements of Wu Xing (五行)
17. (colloquial) Classifier for the number of times clothing was washed.
18. Sui people
     水書 - shuǐshū - Shuishu (the traditional writing system of the Sui people)
19. Variant of 媠
艸 1. grass
2. Variant of 草
日 rì 1. (star) Sun
2. daytime; time between sunrise and sunset
     日班 (rìbān) - day shift
     Antonyms: 夜
3. day; twenty-four hours
4. everyday; daily; day-to-day
5. day of the month
     三.月 四 日 (sān yuè sì rì) - March 4
     Synonyms: 號
6. some day; some other time
7. former times; previous times; the past
8. time; period; age
9. Short for 日本, gloss=Japan; Japanese; Nippo-:
     中日 詞典 (zhōngrì cídiǎn) - Chinese-Japanese dictionary
10. (obsolete) Short for 日斯巴尼亞, gloss=Spain
11. (Chinese linguistics) the Middle Chinese initial of 日, id=1
rì 12. (dialectal Mandarin, dialectal Jin, dialectal Wu, dialectal Xiang, vulgar, often in abuses) to fuck; to have sexual intercourse with
     狗日 (gǒurì) - fucking
mì 13. Only used in (l-self-lite, zh, sc=Hant, 日)磾, a Han dynasty-era personal name borne by Jin Midi (lw, zh, 金日磾) and Ma Midi (lw, zh, 馬日磾, tr=-).
14. Variant of 時
大 dà 1. of great size; big; large; huge
     Antonyms: 小
     這 個 太 大 了！ (Zhè ge tài dà le!) - This is too big!
     呢ni1 條 褲 好 大 條。 - This pair of pants is very big.
2. big; great
     中 ^美 關係 已 有 很 大 改善。 (Zhōng Měi guānxì yǐ yǒu hěn dà gǎishàn.) - Relations between China and America have improved greatly.
     大不列顛 (Dàbùlièdiān) - Great Britain
3. great of its kind
     昨天 下 大雨。 (Zuótiān xià dàyǔ.) - There was heavy rain yesterday.
     好 大 ? 味 - a very strong smell
4. in an extreme manner; greatly
     大 哭 (dà kū) - to cry violently
     大吃一驚 (dàchīyījīng) - to be greatly shocked
     大 不 相同 (dà bù xiàngtóng) - to be greatly different
     你 遇到 這 種 情況，大 可以 走人 哪na。 (Nǐ yùdào zhè zhǒng qíngkuàng, dà kěyǐ zǒurén na.) - If you come across this kind of situation, you absolutely can leave.
     你 可 不 知道，他 昨兒r 過來lai 大 折zhē騰teng 了 一 場。好家伙huo，差chà點兒r.沒 把 這兒r 拆 嘍！ (Nǐ kě bù zhīdào, tā zuór guòlai dà zhēteng le yī chǎng. Hǎojiāhuo, chàdiǎnr méi bǎ zhèr chāi lou!) - You don't even know, yest
5. main; major
     Antonyms: 小
     他們 將 車 一直 開 到 大 門口。 (Tāmen jiāng chē yīzhí kāi dào dà ménkǒu.) - They drove right up to the main gate.
     他 是 一家 石油 公司 的 大 股東。 (Tā shì yījiā shíyóu gōngsī de dà gǔdōng.) - He is a major stockholder in an oil company.
6. well-known; successful (only applied to some occupations)
     大 書法家 (dà shūfǎjiā) - a well-known calligrapher
7. mature; grown up
     Antonyms: 小
     你 多 大 了？ (Nǐ duō dà le?) - How old are you?
     她 比 他 大。 (Tā bǐ tā dà.) - She is older than him.
     你 隻 狗 係 咁 大daai6-2 㗎 喇。 - Your dog isn't going to grow any older.
8. (Cantonese) to grow up
     喺 廣州 大 - to grow up in Guangzhou
9. (Cantonese) to be older than
     Antonyms: 細
     我 大 佢 兩 年。 - I am older than them by two years.
10. (dialectal) father
11. (dialectal) father's elder or younger brother
12. (Cantonese, slang) to intimidate; to threaten
     你 大 我 呀aa4？ - Are you trying to intimidate me?
     你 咪mai5 大 我。 - Don't you threaten me.
13. (Cantonese) only so big
     咁高咁大daai6-2 - gam3 gou1 gam3 daai6-2 - , C
14. (Cantonese, euphemistic) number two
     我 好 急 呀，要 去 大。 - I'm very desperate and need to go number two.
15. Short for 大學 (gloss=university) Used only in the abbreviation of the name.
     北大 (Běidà) - Peking University
16. 45th tetragram of the Taixuanjing; "greatness" (?)
dài, dà 17. Used in 大夫 (doctor)
18. Used in 大王 (tr=dàiwáng, (in operas, old novels, etc.) king; ringleader)
19. Used in 大黃 (rhubarb)
20. Used in 大城 (tr=Dàichéng, Daicheng, Hebei)
21. Alternative form of 待 (to be about to; to intend to)
22. Alternative form of 代 (dynasty)
23. (Cantonese) small
     咁 大daai6-1 - so puny
24. Variant of 太
25. Variant of 泰

少 ⇨ 小 + 丿
Component Pinyin Meanings
小 xiǎo 1. small, tiny, little
     小孩 - child
     Antonyms: 大
2. minor, petty
3. briefly, for a short while
     小憩 - brief rest
4. slightly, a little
5. young
     小狗 - puppy
     小貓 - kitten
     小羊 - lamb
     這 嬰兒 太 小 了，不 能 自己 吃 東西。 - The baby is too young to feed itself.
     Antonyms: 老
6. (the) youngest
     小兒子 - youngest son
7. a young person; child, kid, baby
     一家老小 - the entire family, old and young
8. Prefix used in front of family name to indicate informality or affection (for young people, 老 for elder people).
     For example, Someone called 李國寶／李国宝 can be called 小李.
9. (humble) my, our
     小弟 - humble I
     小女 - humble my daughter
     小的 - humble I
10. Short for 小學 (gloss=primary school)
11.    Used in the abbreviation of the name of a primary school.
12.   二Èr 小Xiǎo - No. 2 Primary School
13.    Used with a number to indicate the level of primary education.
14.   小一 - P1 (first year in primary school)
15. (dialectal) concubine
16. (Cantonese, minced oath) A euphemism of gloss=to fuck.
     小 你！ - Duck you!
xiǎo 17. (chiefly Taiwan vulgar) Alternative form of 潲 (siâu), chiefly used in 三小.
丿 piě 1. slash
yì 2. left-falling stroke, usually read as 撇
3. to arrive