西属撒哈拉

• 西(west; setting sun with bird on nest)ASSOCIATIVE

A bird returning to its nest as the sun sets in the west depicts the character for west.

• 尸(corpse; dead body lying down)RADICAL
• 禹(name of King Vũ (sound))PHONETIC

Belonging to someone like a corpse lying under the control of King Yu, unable to escape.

• 扌(hand; arm)RADICAL
• 散(scattered; dispersed)PHONO-SEMANTIC

A hand swinging out to scatter seeds spreads them everywhere.

• 扌(hand)RADICAL
• 立(upright; erect)PHONO-SEMANTIC

Using your hand to pull someone up straight is the meaning of the character 拉.