盐
鹽yán
HSK 4
#1,882 most
frequent character
salt
noun
Measure words:粒 lì
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
盐 is a short form of 鹽. The older character used 监 jiàn for sound and 鹵, a container for extracting bittern, for meaning. Its first sense was table salt, which later widened to salt.
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Example Sentences
我喜欢在菜里加盐。
wǒ xǐhuān zài cài lǐ jiāyán 。
I like to add salt to the dishes.
盐可以帮助保存食物。
yán kěyǐ bāngzhù bǎocún shíwù 。
Salt can help preserve food.
请给我一点盐。
qǐng gěi wǒ yīdiǎn yán 。
Please give me a little salt.
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