巴士拉

Traditional form:

巴士拉

Pinyin (reading):

Bāshìlā

Definitions:

• Basra (city in Iraq)

Characters:

• 巴 - to desire, to wish for
• 士 - scholar, gentleman; soldier
• 拉 - to pull, to drag; to seize, to hold; to lengthen; to play (a violin)

Traditional characters:

• 巴 - to desire, to wish for
• 士 - scholar, gentleman; soldier
• 拉 - to pull, to drag; to seize, to hold; to lengthen; to play (a violin)