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盐 = 圤 + 皿

盐 is a simplified Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “salt”. It is built from 圤 (圤) and 皿 (shallow container).

Keyword
salt
Pinyin (Mandarin)
yán
Script
Simplified chinese hanzi
Also known as
соль

Decomposition

ids

  1. 圤 圤
  2. 皿 shallow container

How to find 盐 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “圤” + “shallow container”. 盐 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 盐 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.