塔利班

Traditional form:

塔利班

Pinyin (reading):

Tǎlìbān

Definitions:

• the Taliban, Islamist organization that emerged in the mid-1990s in Afghanistan

Characters:

• 塔 - tower, spire, tall building
• 利 - gains, advantage, profit, merit
• 班 - class, squad, team, work shift

Traditional characters:

• 塔 - tower, spire, tall building
• 利 - gains, advantage, profit, merit
• 班 - class, squad, team, work shift