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CHINESE CHARACTER

鹽 (yán): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

yán
salt
HSK —24 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

鹵 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 鹽.

Phonetic component

皿 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 24

Write 鹽 in 24 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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FAQ

What does 鹽 (yán) mean in Chinese?

salt

How do you write 鹽 in stroke order?

鹽 has 24 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 鹽?

鹵 is the radical in 鹽. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 鹽?

This character does not yet have linked HSK word entries in the study archive.