巴 勒 斯 坦 解 放 组 织

BālèsītǎnJiěfàngZǔzhī

Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)

Traditional 巴勒斯坦解放組織

Meaning

BālèsītǎnJiěfàngZǔzhība1 le4 si1 tan3 jie3 fang4 zu3 zhi1

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Bā · to desire, to wish for

Radical 巳 · 4 strokes

lè · to strangle; to tighten

Radical 力 · 11 strokes · Parts 革力

Pictophonetic: strength

sī · this, thus, such; emphatic particle; used in transliterations

Radical 斤 · 12 strokes · Parts 其斤

tǎn · flat, level, smooth; candid, open

Radical 土 · 8 strokes · Parts 土旦

Pictophonetic: earth

Jiě · to explain; to loosen; to unfasten, to untie

Radical 角 · 13 strokes · Parts 角刀牛

Ideographic: To cut 刀 the horns 角 off of an ox 牛; 角 also provides the pronunciation

fàng · to release, to liberate, to free

Radical 攵 · 8 strokes · Parts 方攵

Pictophonetic: let go

Zǔ · to form, to assemble; section, department

Radical 纟 · 8 strokes · Parts 纟且

Pictophonetic: thread

zhī · to knit, to weave; to organize, to unite

Radical 纟 · 8 strokes · Parts 纟只

Pictophonetic: thread

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