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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 working at the counter. Suddenly a 臣 serf comes in holding a handgun which he points at Yoshi. The serf puts a 皿 dish on the counter and asks for all of their 鹽 salt. Yoshi takes out a 鹵 salt shaker and slowly shakes all of the 鹽 salt onto the 皿 dish for the 臣 serf thief.

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