阿拉斯加

Traditional form:

阿拉斯加

Pinyin (reading):

Alāsījiā

Definitions:

• Alaska, US state

Characters:

• 阿 - an initial particle, a prefix used for names; used in transliterations
• 拉 - to pull, to drag; to seize, to hold; to lengthen; to play (a violin)
• 斯 - this, thus, such; emphatic particle; used in transliterations
• 加 - to add to, to increase, to augment

Traditional characters:

• 阿 - an initial particle, a prefix used for names; used in transliterations
• 拉 - to pull, to drag; to seize, to hold; to lengthen; to play (a violin)
• 斯 - this, thus, such; emphatic particle; used in transliterations
• 加 - to add to, to increase, to augment