Usage of the character 盐
yán
盐
[鹽]
- salt
- CL:粒 (lì)
Pǔyán
埔盐
[埔鹽]
- Puyan Township in Changhua County 彰化縣／彰化县 ( Zhānghuà Xiàn), Taiwan
Yánpǔ
盐埔
[鹽埔]
- Yanpu Township in Pingtung County 屏東縣／屏东县 ( Píngdōng Xiàn), Taiwan
Yándū
盐都
[鹽都]
- Yandu district of Yancheng city 鹽城市／盐城市 ( Yánchéngshì), Jiangsu
yánlǔ
盐卤
[鹽鹵]
- brine
yántián
盐田
[鹽田]
- saltpan
suānyán
酸盐
[酸鹽]
- sulfonate
yùyán
浴盐
[浴鹽]
- bath salts
cūyán
粗盐
[粗鹽]
- coarse salt
- rock salt
guānyán
官盐
[官鹽]
- legally-traded salt (with salt tax paid)
yántān
盐滩
[鹽灘]
- salt flats
- salt lake
yánfèn
盐分
[鹽分]
- salt content
yányán
岩盐
[岩鹽]
- rock salt
shíyán
石盐
[石鹽]
- rock salt
záyán
杂盐
[雜鹽]
- carnallite (hydrated potassium magnesium chloride mineral)
Yánjǐng
盐井
[鹽井]
- Yanjing, common place name
- former county 1983-1999, now part of Markam county 芒康縣／芒康县 ( Mángkāngxiàn) in Chamdo prefecture, Tibet
yánbā
盐巴
[鹽巴]
- table salt
Yánchí
盐池
[鹽池]
- Yanchi county in Ningxia
- a saltpan
yánhú
盐湖
[鹽湖]
- salt lake
měiyán
镁盐
[鎂鹽]
- magnesium salt
xièyán
泻盐
[瀉鹽]
- epsom salts
yánshuǐ
盐水
[鹽水]
- salt water
- brine
yánchǎng
盐场
[鹽場]
- saltpan
- saltbed
xiùyán
嗅盐
[嗅鹽]
- smelling salts
Yánbiān
盐边
[鹽邊]
- Yanbian county in Panzhihua 攀枝花 ( Pānzhīhuā), south Sichuan
Yántián
盐田
[鹽田]
- Yantian district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong
yándù
盐度
[鹽度]
- salinity
sīyán
私盐
[私鹽]
- illegally-traded salt (with salt tax not paid)
Yánshuǐ
盐水
[鹽水]
- Yanshui town in Tainan county 台南縣／台南县 ( Táinánxiàn), Taiwan
Yánshān
盐山
[鹽山]
- Yanshan county in Cangzhou 滄州／沧州 ( Cāngzhōu), Hebei
Yánchéng
盐城
[鹽城]
- Yancheng, prefecture-level city in Jiangsu
chíyán
池盐
[池鹽]
- salt from a salt lake
xiányán
咸盐
[鹹鹽]
- salt (colloquial)
- table salt
jiǎyán
钾盐
[鉀鹽]
- potassium chloride KCl
hǎiyán
海盐
[海鹽]
- sea salt
kuàngyán
矿盐
[礦鹽]
- halite
Yánchéng
盐埕
[鹽埕]
- Yancheng district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市 ( Gāoxióngshì), south Taiwan
xìyán
细盐
[細鹽]
- refined salt
- table salt
Yányuán
盐源
[鹽源]
- Yanyuan county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州／凉山彝族自治州 ( Liángshān Yízúzìzhìzhōu), south Sichuan
shíyán
食盐
[食鹽]
- edible salt
Yántíng
盐亭
[鹽亭]
- Yanting county in Mianyang 綿陽／绵阳 ( Miányáng), north Sichuan
yánsuān
盐酸
[鹽酸]
- hydrochloric acid HCl
yánjiǎn
盐碱
[鹽鹼]
- saline and alkaline (earth)
yánshé
盐蛇
[鹽蛇]
- (dialect) gecko
Hǎiyán
海盐
[海鹽]
- Haiyan county in Jiaxing 嘉興／嘉兴 ( Jiāxīng), Zhejiang
Yánjīn
盐津
[鹽津]
- Yanjin county in Zhaotong 昭通 ( Zhāotōng), Yunnan
Yánhúchéng
盐湖城
[鹽湖城]
- Salt Lake City, capital of Utah
diàoyánshuǐ
吊盐水
[吊鹽水]
- (dialect) to put sb on an intravenous drip
wújīyán
无机盐
[無機鹽]
- inorganic salt
yántuózi
盐坨子
[鹽坨子]
- heap of salt (dialect)
Yánchíxiàn
盐池县
[鹽池縣]
- Yanchi county in Wuzhong 吳忠／吴忠 ( Wúzhōng), Ningxia
Yánbiānxiàn
盐边县
[鹽邊縣]
- Yanbian county in Panzhihua 攀枝花 ( Pānzhīhuā), south Sichuan
zàizhìyán
再制盐
[再製鹽]
- refined salt
Yánjǐngxiāng
盐井乡
[鹽井鄉]
- Yanjing village, common place name
Yánpǔ Xiāng
盐埔乡
[鹽埔鄉]
- Yanpu Township in Pingtung County 屏東縣／屏东县 ( Píngdōng Xiàn), Taiwan
yánsuānyán
盐酸盐
[鹽酸鹽]
- chloride
- hydrochloride (chemistry)
Yánshānxiàn
盐山县
[鹽山縣]
- Yanshan county in Cangzhou 滄州／沧州 ( Cāngzhōu), Hebei
yánfūmù
盐肤木
[鹽膚木]
- Chinese sumac (Rhus chinensis)
jiǎnshìyán
碱式盐
[鹼式鹽]
- alkali salt (soda, lye, calcium carbonate etc)
Yánjǐngxiàn
盐井县
[鹽井縣]
- Yanjing former county (1917-1917), now part of Markam county 芒康縣／芒康县 ( Mángkāngxiàn) in Chamdo prefecture, Tibet
liúsuānyán
硫酸盐
[硫酸鹽]
- sulfate
qíngsuānyán
氰酸盐
[氰酸鹽]
- cyanate
Hǎiyánxiàn
海盐县
[海鹽縣]
- Haiyan county in Jiaxing 嘉興／嘉兴 ( Jiāxīng), Zhejiang
cānzhuōyán
餐桌盐
[餐桌鹽]
- table salt
Yánshuǐzhèn
盐水镇
[鹽水鎮]
- Yanshui town in Tainan county 台南縣／台南县 ( Táinánxiàn), Taiwan
Yánjīnxiàn
盐津县
[鹽津縣]
- Yanjin county in Zhaotong 昭通 ( Zhāotōng), Yunnan
Yányuánxiàn
盐源县
[鹽源縣]
- Yanyuan county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州／凉山彝族自治州 ( Liángshān Yízúzìzhìzhōu), south Sichuan
guīsuānyán
硅酸盐
[硅酸鹽]
- silicate
Yánchéngqū
盐埕区
[鹽埕區]
- Yancheng district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市 ( Gāoxióngshì), south Taiwan
yánsūjī
盐酥鸡
[鹽酥雞]
- Taiwan-style popcorn chicken
Yántiánqū
盐田区
[鹽田區]
- Yantian district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong
yǐsuānyán
乙酸盐
[乙酸鹽]
- acetate CH3COO-
tànsuānyán
碳酸盐
[碳酸鹽]
- carbonate salt (chemistry)
yánchéngtǔ
盐成土
[鹽成土]
- halosol (soil taxonomy)
línsuānyán
磷酸盐
[磷酸鹽]
- phosphate
Yándūqū
盐都区
[鹽都區]
- Yandu district of Yancheng city 鹽城市／盐城市 ( Yánchéngshì), Jiangsu
Pǔyán Xiāng
埔盐乡
[埔鹽鄉]
- Puyan Township in Changhua County 彰化縣／彰化县 ( Zhānghuà Xiàn), Taiwan
Yántíngxiàn
盐亭县
[鹽亭縣]
- Yanting county in Mianyang 綿陽／绵阳 ( Miányáng), north Sichuan
suānshìyán
酸式盐
[酸式鹽]
- acid salt
Yánchéngshì
盐城市
[鹽城市]
- Yancheng, prefecture-level city in Jiangsu
yánjiǎndì
盐碱地
[鹽鹼地]
- saline soil
- (fig.) infertile woman
xiāosuānyán
硝酸盐
[硝酸鹽]
- nitrate
Yánhúqū
盐湖区
[鹽湖區]
- Yanhu district (Salt Lake district) of Yuncheng city 運城市／运城市 ( Yùnchéngshì), Shanxi
shēnglǐyánshuǐ
生理盐水
[生理鹽水]
- saline (medicine)
yàxiāosuānyán
亚硝酸盐
[亞硝酸鹽]
- nitrite
wēnyánhuánliú
温盐环流
[溫鹽環流]
- thermohaline circulation (oceanography)
língzámǐyán
凌杂米盐
[凌雜米鹽]
- disordered and fragmentary
cháimǐyóuyán
柴米油盐
[柴米油鹽]
- lit. firewood, rice, oil and salt
- fig. life's daily necessities
yánjiǎnshīdì
盐碱湿地
[鹽鹼濕地]
- a saltmarsh
liúqíngsuānyán
硫氰酸盐
[硫氰酸鹽]
- thiocyanate
huángyuánsuānyán
黄原酸盐
[黃原酸鹽]
- xanthate
línsuānyányán
磷酸盐岩
[磷酸鹽岩]
- phosphorite
- phosphate rock
chóngtànsuānyán
重碳酸盐
[重碳酸鹽]
- bicarbonate
yóuyánjiàngcù
油盐酱醋
[油鹽醬醋]
- (lit.) oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar
- (fig.) the trivia of everyday life
Chá'ěrhán Yánhú
察尔汗盐湖
[察爾汗鹽湖]
- Qarhan Salt Lake in west Qinghai
guīsuānyánshuǐní
硅酸盐水泥
[硅酸鹽水泥]
- Portland cement
yánpízhìlèigùchún
盐皮质类固醇
[鹽皮質類固醇]
- mineralocorticoid (e.g. aldosterone)
yánsuānkèlúntèluó
盐酸克仑特罗
[鹽酸克侖特羅]
- clenbuterol hydrochloride (diet pill that burns fat)
- e.g. Spiropent
cháimǐyóuyánjiàngcùchá
柴米油盐酱醋茶
[柴米油鹽醬醋茶]
- lit. firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy, vinegar, and tea
- fig. life's daily necessities