yán

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Final(T3):ánVideo guide
Radical:
Structure:Above to below
Strokes:
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Chinese dictionary
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  • 1

    n.table salt

    • nǐ wǎng cài li fàng yán le ma

      Have you salted the vegetable?

    • tǔ dòu li yīng shāo wēi jiā diǎn yán

      土豆稍微

      The potatoes should be lightly salted.

    • zhè tāng yán fàng de tài duō

      The soup is too salty.

    • sǎ yán

      sprinkle salt

  • 2

    n.salt (a product formed by the neutralization of an acid by a base)

    • jiǎn shì yán

      basic salt

Words and phrases with 盐

Word usage

  • "盐" is often matched with measure word "粒"or"袋"or"把".
    • one grain of salt

    • one bag of salt

    • one handful of salt

Similar-form characters to 盐

Chinese Characters with pinyin yán

  • grind; study
  • strict; tight
  • speech; character
  • prolong; postpone
  • 沿
    edge; along