shí​yán

table salt

  • created sense approved 食盐/食鹽 · shí​yán · table salt — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    食盐 / 食鹽

    shí​yán

    table salt

    edible salt; table salt. Refers to the inorganic compound consisting primarily of sodium chloride used as a seasoning or preservative.

    食 (literal) → 食 · shí · food 盐 (literal) → 盐/鹽 · yán · table salt

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense