叙拉古

Traditional form:

敘拉古

Pinyin (reading):

Xùlāgǔ

Definitions:

• Syracuse, Sicily
• also written 錫拉庫薩／锡拉库萨 ( Xīlākùsà)

Characters:

• 叙 - to express, to state; to relate, to narrate
• 拉 - to pull, to drag; to seize, to hold; to lengthen; to play (a violin)
• 古 - old, classic, ancient

Traditional characters:

• 敘 - to express, to state; to relate, to narrate
• 拉 - to pull, to drag; to seize, to hold; to lengthen; to play (a violin)
• 古 - old, classic, ancient