沙漠
Old HSK 5
沙漠 (shāmò) · desert
沙漠 (shāmò) means “desert”. It is written with 2 characters: 沙 (sand) + 漠 (desert). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 沙漠 is built
The characters
沙 shā · sand
What 沙 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 少shǎo — few
- 小xiǎo — small
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 小xiǎo — small
Origin hint: 氵 gives the meaning, 少 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
漠 mò · desert
What 漠 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 莫mò — cannot
- 艹cǎo — grass
- 旲tái — daylight
- 日rì — sun; day
- 大dà — big
Example sentences
沙漠里很少下雨。Shāmò lǐ hěnshǎo xiàyǔ.It rarely rains in the desert.
他们开车穿过了沙漠。Tāmen kāichē chuānguò le shāmò.They drove across the desert.
Questions about 沙漠
What does 沙漠 mean?
沙漠 (shāmò) means “desert”.
How do you pronounce 沙漠?
沙漠 is pronounced shāmò.
Which HSK level is 沙漠?
沙漠 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
Learn 沙漠 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 81: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.