盐

Character

盐 yán

HSK 4Character

salt; a white powder you put on food to make it taste good

Radical: 皿
Strokes: 10
Structure: Top–bottom
Parts: 圤皿
Traditional: 鹽
Frequency: #1417 most common character

Practice writing

Meaning

yán

yan2

salt; a white powder you put on food to make it taste good

Examples

这个汤里盐太多。
zhè ge tāng lǐ yán tài duō
There is too much salt in this soup.
AI-generated sentence
请给我一点盐。
qǐng gěi wǒ yì diǎn yán
Please give me a little salt.
AI-generated sentence

Stroke order

Practice writing 盐

Draw “盐” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Words with 盐

See all 92 →

盐业yán yèsalt industryWord 盐井yán jǐngsalt well; brine well dug for salt productionWord

盐亭yán tíngYanting, a county in Mianyang City 绵阳市 (Mián yáng Shì), SichuanSee 盐亭县WordUnreviewed

盐分yán fènsalt contentWord 盐卤yán lǔbrineWord 盐场yán chǎngsaltpanWord

盐城yán chéngYancheng, prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province 江苏省 (Jiāng sū Shěng)See 盐城市WordUnreviewed

盐埕yán chéngYancheng district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市 (Gāo xióng shì), south TaiwanWord

盐山yán shānYanshan, a county in Cangzhou City 沧州市 (Cāng zhōu Shì), HebeiSee 盐山县WordUnreviewed

盐巴yán bātable saltWord 盐度yán dùsalinityWord 盐水yán shuǐsalt waterWord

Same radical 皿

All characters with 皿 →

盃bēi 盡jǐn 监jiān 監jiān 盟méng 盧lú 盖gài 盘pán 盤pán 盛shèng 益yì 盗dào

盐