沙漠
shāmò · HSK 5
desert
🏜️ 沙 = sand + 漠 = vast/wide; together: vast sandy expanse
沙 means sand (water 氵 + few 少, like grains too small to count). 漠 means vast or indifferent (water 氵 + 莫 'none'), suggesting endless emptiness. Combined: a vast sandy nothingness — a desert.