Meaning
salt
Chinese: 食盐，也指盐类物质。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “yan” becomes a different word in each tone. 盐 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 盐分yán fènsalt content
- 盐度yán dùsalinity
- 海盐hǎi yánsea salt
- 盐水yán shuǐsalt water; brine
- 盐场yán chǎngsaltpan; saltbed
Example Sentence
做菜的时候放一点儿盐会更好吃。Zuò cài de shí hou fàng yì diǎnr yán huì gèng hǎo chī.Adding a little salt when cooking makes it tastier.
做菜zuò càito cook的deof时候shí houtime放fàngto put一点儿yī diǎn rerhua variant of 一点盐yánsalt会huìcan更gēngmore好吃hǎo chītasty。