盐

yán

yánspelled as ian · 2nd tone — spelling rules

salt · CL:粒 lì

Radical: 皿 Strokes: 10 HSK 4

Structure: Top large, bottom smallFrequency: Common

Same radical

盘监盖盛益盟盗盆盈盏盒盂

Same radical

盘监盖盛益盟盗盆盈盏盒盂盎盥盔

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Character Decomposition

盐=圤+皿

Meanings

salt

CL:粒 lì

yán

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Words with 盐 353 total

seasoning mix of Sichuan pepper powder and salt椒盐jiāo yán salt produced by evaporating brine drawn from wells井盐jǐng yán salt from a salt lake池盐chí yán

Idioms with 盐 21 total Chain

(lit.) firewood, rice, oil and salt (idiom) · (fig.) life's daily necessities柴米油盐chái mǐ yóu yán lit. a steep slope and a salt cart (idiom) · fig. a talented person who is old and unable to bear heavy responsibilities; a metaphor for a capable person being overburdened in old age峻阪盐车jùn bǎn yún chē disordered and fragmentary凌杂米盐líng zá mǐ yán