塔克拉玛干沙漠

tǎ kè lā mǎ gān shā mò

Taklamakan Desert, Xinjiang

pagoda (abbr. for 塔婆[ta3 po2], a loanword from Sanskrit stūpa); tower; pylon (CL:座[zuo4])

variant of 剋|克[ke4]

to pull

used in 瑪瑙|玛瑙[ma3 nao3]

gān

(bound form) to have to do with; to concern oneself with

shā

granule

desert