阿拉法特

Traditional form:

阿拉法特

Pinyin (reading):

Alāfǎtè

Definitions:

• Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini (1929-2004), Palestinian leader, popularly known as Yasser Arafat 亞西爾·阿拉法特／亚西尔·阿拉法特 ( Yàxī'ěr· Alāfǎtè)

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)
• 法 - law, rule, statute; method, way; French
• 特 - special, unique, distinguished

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)
• 法 - law, rule, statute; method, way; French
• 特 - special, unique, distinguished