荒凉 (huāngliáng) — desolate; bleak

Characters in this word

Strokes: 9
Radical: 艹 — grass, weed, plant, herb
Made of: 芒 blade 川 stream, river
How it's built: Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Strokes: 10
Radical: 冫 — ice
Made of: 冫 ice 京 capital city
How it's built: Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

战后的码头显得格外荒凉，只剩几盏路灯在风里摇晃。 Zhàn hòu de mǎtóu xiǎnde géwài huāngliáng, zhǐ shèng jǐ zhǎn lùdēng zài fēng lǐ yáohuàng. After the war, the pier looked especially desolate, with only a few streetlights swaying in the wind.
冬天的田野一片荒凉，连鸟都看不见。 Dōngtiān de tiányě yí piàn huāngliáng, lián niǎo dōu kàn bú jiàn. The fields in winter are desolate, without even a bird in sight.
这座小镇的人都搬走了，街道变得很荒凉。 Zhè zuò xiǎozhèn de rén dōu bān zǒu le, jiēdào biàn de hěn huāngliáng. Everyone in this small town has moved away, and the streets have become very desolate.