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鹹 = 鹵 + 咸

鹹 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “salty”. It is built from 鹵 (saline soil) and 咸 (together).

Keyword
salty
Pinyin (Mandarin)
xián
Script
Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as
salty, briny, соленый, briny

Decomposition

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  1. 鹵 saline soil
  2. 咸 together

How to find 鹹 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “saline soil” + “together”. 鹹 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

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