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盐 - yán

salt

salt

How to read 盐

Click 盐 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinyán
Englishsalt
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

盐井 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 盐亭. Please read 盐分 one more time.

Common words with this character

salt well; brine well dug for salt production
see 鹽亭縣|盐亭县[Yan2 ting2 Xian4]
salt content
see 鹽城市|盐城市[Yan2 cheng2 Shi4]

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 盐 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 盐井 and 盐亭 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 盐.