沙威玛

Traditional form:

沙威瑪

Pinyin (reading):

shāwēimǎ

Definitions:

• shawarma, Middle Eastern sandwich wrap (loanword)

Characters:

• 沙 - sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated
• 威 - might, power, prestige; to dominate
• 玛 - agate, cornelian

Traditional characters:

• 沙 - sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated
• 威 - might, power, prestige; to dominate
• 瑪 - agate, cornelian