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Meaning of 盐
Pinyin
yán
Radical
皿
Strokes
10
Definition
salt
Usage
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盐
yán
[名]
【本义】: 食盐
[Primary Meaning]: Table salt
【造字法】: 形声。从卤，监声。
[Character Composition]: A phonetic and semantic compound, consisting of the component "卤" (meaning "brine") and the phonetic element "监".
【释义】:
1. 无机化合物，一种有咸味的无色或白色结晶体，成分是氯化钠，用来制造染料、玻璃、肥皂等，亦是重要的调味剂和防腐剂（有“海盐”、“池盐”、“井盐”、“岩盐”等种类）。
[Meaning]: An inorganic compound, a colorless or white crystalline substance with a salty taste, composed of sodium chloride. It is used to manufacture dyes, glass, soap, etc., and is also an important seasoning and preservative (includes varieties such as "sea salt," "pond salt," "well salt," "rock salt").
2. 〔～酸〕氯化氢的水溶液，是一种基本的化学原料，多用于工业和医药。
[Meaning]: The aqueous solution of hydrochloric acid, a basic chemical raw material commonly used in industry and medicine.
3. 化学上称酸类与碱类中和而成的化合物。
[Meaning]: In chemistry, it refers to compounds formed from the neutralization of acids and bases.
4. 含有氢离子的盐叫酸式盐，如: 碳酸氢铵 (NH4 HCO3); 硫酸氢钠 (NaHSO4); 磷酸二氢钾 (KH2 PO4)。
[Meaning]: Salts containing hydrogen ions are called acidic salts, such as ammonium bicarbonate (NH4 HCO3), sodium bisulfate (NaHSO4), and potassium dihydrogen phosphate (KH2 PO4).
5. 含有氢氧根离子的盐叫碱式盐，如: 碱式碳酸铜 (Cu2(OH)2CO3)。
[Meaning]: Salts containing hydroxide ions are called basic salts, such as basic copper carbonate (Cu2(OH)2CO3).
6. 不含氢氧根离子和氢离子的盐叫正盐，如: 氯化钠 (NaCl); 碳酸钠 (Na2 CO3)。此外还有复盐 (如明矾) 等。
[Meaning]: Salts that do not contain hydroxide ions and hydrogen ions are called neutral salts, such as sodium chloride (NaCl) and sodium carbonate (Na2CO3). There are also complex salts (like alum), etc.
【引】
1. 《书·说命下》：若作和羹，尔惟盐梅。
[Quotation 1]: "If you are to make a harmonious stew, you must only have salt and plum."
2. 《史记·货殖列传》：鲁盐漆丝。
[Quotation 2]: "Lu yields salt and lacquer threads."
【例】
又如: 盐酱口 (说不吉利的话，且得到应验); 盐枭 (私贩食盐的人); 盐斤 (宋代官盐以百斤、千斤为计算单位，故称“盐”为“盐斤”); 盐捕分府 (知府下面专管盐务的同知); 盐钞法 (宋代实行的商人凭盐钞运销食盐的法规，即食盐专卖法); 盐呆子 (蔑称盐商); 盐官 (今浙江海宁); 盐院 (盐政衙门。盐政是管理地区盐务的官员，清代由省的总督或巡抚兼任); 盐丁 (在盐田工作的人); 盐引 (政府授予商人运销官盐的凭证); 盐车 (运盐的车)
[Examples]: Such as "salt sauce mouth" (speaking of unluckiness and it comes true); "salt smuggler" (a person who illegally sells salt); "salt pound" (in the Song Dynasty, official salt was measured in hundreds or thousands of pounds, hence "salt" referred to "salt pound"); "salt administrative office" (the deputy official in charge of salt affairs under the governor); "salt ticket law" (during the Song Dynasty, merchants could sell salt using a salt ticket, which was a monopoly on salt sales); "salt idiot" (a derogatory term for a salt merchant); "salt official" (present-day Haining, Zhejiang); "salt administration office" (a government department for managing salt affairs); "salt clerk" (a person working in the salt field); "salt transport permit" (government-issued certificate for merchants to transport official salt); "salt cart" (a cart for transporting salt).
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Input Method for 盐
Pinyin
yan2
Wubi
fhlf
Cangjie
gybt
Zhengma
bilk
Four Corner
43102
Unicode
U+76d0
Stroke Number Category
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