• 1882nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 82 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yán (yan2)salt • CL:粒[li4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for yán (yan2)The component is pronounced as '' (yi1). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

亚硝酸盐 (亞硝酸鹽)
柴米油盐 (柴米油鹽)
无机盐 (無機鹽)
食盐 (食鹽)
盐城 (鹽城)
盐水 (鹽水)

Uncommon

浴盐 (浴鹽)
海盐 (海鹽)
海盐县 (海鹽縣)
硝酸盐 (硝酸鹽)
粗盐 (粗鹽)
钾盐 (鉀鹽)
盐度 (鹽度)
盐津 (鹽津)
盐湖 (鹽湖)
盐湖城 (鹽湖城)
盐源 (鹽源)
盐田 (鹽田)
盐田区 (鹽田區)
盐酸 (鹽酸)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.