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鹽 = 臣 + 𠂉 + 鹵 + 皿

鹽 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “salt”. It is built from 臣 (minister), 𠂉 (reclining), 鹵 (saline soil) and 皿 (shallow container).

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

Decomposition

ids

  1. 臣 minister
  2. 𠂉 reclining
  3. 鹵 saline soil
  4. 皿 shallow container

How to find 鹽 without knowing its reading

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

Open 鹽 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.