盐 (yán)
salt; CL:粒[li4]
- HSK 3.1 level 4
- 10 strokes
Etymology
Simplified form of 鹽. Phonosemantic compound. 監 represents the sound and 鹵 represents the meaning.
Components
- 監 (sound, simplified) — Shorthand for the sound component 監 in the traditional character 鹽.
- 卜 (simplified) — Shorthand for the meaning component 鹵 in the traditional character 鹽.