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HSK
4

salt

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

yan2 yán

Meaning


Primary

salt

Alternatives

salty

Mnemonic


[y-] Yoshi is [2] inside the [-an] pawn shop where he is snacking on the job. He sits behind the pawn shop counter eating his own spotted eggs (eww?) wishing he had some 盐 salt. So he places some 土 soil on a second-hand 皿 dish then takes out a 卜 magic wand someone recently pawned off and taps it to the 土 soil. Poof! The 土 soil turns to a pile of 盐 salt, which Yoshi then sprinkles on his eggs.

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