| 盐 | [ yán ] salt, CL:粒[li4] |
| 盐井 | [ yán jǐng ] Yanjing, common place name, former county 1983-1999, now part of Markam county 芒康縣|芒康县[Mang2 kang1 xian4] in Chamdo prefecture, Tibet |
| 盐井县 | [ yán jǐng xiàn ] Yanjing former county (1917-1917), now part of Markam county 芒康縣|芒康县[Mang2 kang1 xian4] in Chamdo prefecture, Tibet |
| 盐井乡 | [ yán jǐng xiāng ] Yanjing village, common place name |
| 盐亭 | [ yán tíng ] Yanting county in Mianyang 綿陽|绵阳[Mian2 yang2], north Sichuan |
| 盐亭县 | [ yán tíng xiàn ] Yanting county in Mianyang 綿陽|绵阳[Mian2 yang2], north Sichuan |
| 盐坨子 | [ yán tuó zi ] heap of salt (dialect) |
| 盐城 | [ yán chéng ] Yancheng prefecture level city in Jiangsu |
| 盐城市 | [ yán chéng shì ] Yancheng prefecture level city in Jiangsu |
| 盐埔 | [ yán pǔ ] Yanpu Township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan |
| 盐埔乡 | [ yán pǔ xiāng ] Yanpu Township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan |
| 盐埕 | [ yán chéng ] Yancheng district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[Gao1 xiong2 shi4], south Taiwan |
| 盐埕区 | [ yán chéng qū ] Yancheng district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[Gao1 xiong2 shi4], south Taiwan |
| 盐场 | [ yán chǎng ] saltpan, saltbed |
| 盐山 | [ yán shān ] Yanshan county in Cangzhou 滄州|沧州[Cang1 zhou1], Hebei |
| 盐山县 | [ yán shān xiàn ] Yanshan county in Cangzhou 滄州|沧州[Cang1 zhou1], Hebei |
| 盐巴 | [ yán bā ] table salt |
| 盐度 | [ yán dù ] salinity |
| 盐成土 | [ yán chéng tǔ ] Halosols (Chinese Soil Taxonomy) |
| 盐水 | [ yán shuǐ ] Yanshui town in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan |
| 盐水 | [ yán shuǐ ] salt water, brine |
| 盐水镇 | [ yán shuǐ zhèn ] Yanshui town in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan |
| 盐池 | [ yán chí ] Yanchi county in Ningxia, a saltpan |
| 盐池县 | [ yán chí xiàn ] Yanchi county in Wuzhong 吳忠|吴忠[Wu2 zhong1], Ningxia |
| 盐津 | [ yán jīn ] Yanjin county in Zhaotong 昭通[Zhao1 tong1], Yunnan |
| 盐津县 | [ yán jīn xiàn ] Yanjin county in Zhaotong 昭通[Zhao1 tong1], Yunnan |
| 盐湖 | [ yán hú ] salt lake |
| 盐湖区 | [ yán hú qū ] Yanhu district (Salt Lake district) of Yuncheng city 運城市|运城市[Yun4 cheng2 shi4], Shanxi |
| 盐湖城 | [ yán hú chéng ] Salt Lake City, capital of Utah |
| 盐源 | [ yán yuán ] Yanyuan county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[Liang2 shan1 Yi2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], south Sichuan |
| 盐源县 | [ yán yuán xiàn ] Yanyuan county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[Liang2 shan1 Yi2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], south Sichuan |
| 盐滩 | [ yán tān ] salt flats, salt lake |
| 盐田 | [ yán tián ] Yantian district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong |
| 盐田 | [ yán tián ] saltpan |
| 盐田区 | [ yán tián qū ] Yantian district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong |
| 盐皮质类固醇 | [ yán pí zhì leì gù chún ] mineralocorticoid (e.g. aldosterone) |
| 盐肤木 | [ yán fū mù ] Chinese sumac (Rhus chinensis) |
| 盐蛇 | [ yán shé ] (dialect) gecko |
| 盐边 | [ yán biān ] Yanbian county in Panzhihua 攀枝花[Pan1 zhi1 hua1], south Sichuan |
| 盐边县 | [ yán biān xiàn ] Yanbian county in Panzhihua 攀枝花[Pan1 zhi1 hua1], south Sichuan |
| 盐都 | [ yán dū ] Yandu district of Yancheng city 鹽城市|盐城市[Yan2 cheng2 shi4], Jiangsu |
| 盐都区 | [ yán dū qū ] Yandu district of Yancheng city 鹽城市|盐城市[Yan2 cheng2 shi4], Jiangsu |
| 盐酸 | [ yán suān ] hydrochloric acid HCl |
| 盐酸克仑特罗 | [ yán suān kè lún tè luō ] clenbuterol hydrochloride (diet pill that burns fat), e.g. Spiropent |
| 盐酸盐 | [ yán suān yán ] chloride, hydrochloride (chemistry) |
| 盐卤 | [ yán lǔ ] brine |
| 盐碱 | [ yán jiǎn ] saline and alkaline (earth) |
| 盐碱地 | [ yán jiǎn dì ] saline soil, (fig.) infertile woman |
| 盐碱湿地 | [ yán jiǎn shī dì ] a saltmarsh |
| ⇒ 乙酸盐 | [ yǐ suān yán ] acetate CH3COO- |
| ⇒ 亚硝酸盐 | [ yà suān yán ] nitrite |
| ⇒ 再制盐 | [ zaì zhì yán ] refined salt |
| ⇒ 凌杂米盐 | [ líng zá mǐ yán ] disordered and fragmentary |
| ⇒ 吊盐水 | [ yán shuǐ ] (dialect) to put sb on an intravenous drip |
| ⇒ 埔盐 | [ pǔ yán ] Puyan Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 Xian4], Taiwan |
| ⇒ 埔盐乡 | [ pǔ yán xiāng ] Puyan Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 Xian4], Taiwan |
| ⇒ 官盐 | [ guān yán ] legally-traded salt (with salt tax paid) |
| ⇒ 察尔汗盐湖 | [ chá ěr hán yán hú ] Qarhan Salt Lake in west Qinghai |
| ⇒ 岩盐 | [ yán yán ] rock salt |
| ⇒ 柴米油盐 | [ chaí mǐ yoú yán ] lit. firewood, rice, oil and salt, fig. life's daily necessities |
| ⇒ 柴米油盐酱醋茶 | [ chaí mǐ yoú yán jiàng cù chá ] lit. firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy, vinegar, and tea, fig. life's daily necessities |
| ⇒ 氰酸盐 | [ qíng suān yán ] cyanate |
| ⇒ 池盐 | [ chí yán ] salt from a salt lake |
| ⇒ 油盐酱醋 | [ yoú yán jiàng cù ] (lit.) oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar, (fig.) the trivia of everyday life |
| ⇒ 浴盐 | [ yù yán ] bath salts |
| ⇒ 海盐 | [ haǐ yán ] Haiyan county in Jiaxing 嘉興|嘉兴[Jia1 xing1], Zhejiang |
| ⇒ 海盐 | [ haǐ yán ] sea salt |
| ⇒ 海盐县 | [ haǐ yán xiàn ] Haiyan county in Jiaxing 嘉興|嘉兴[Jia1 xing1], Zhejiang |
| ⇒ 温盐环流 | [ wēn yán huán liú ] thermohaline circulation (oceanography) |
| ⇒ 泻盐 | [ xiè yán ] epsom salts |
| ⇒ 无机盐 | [ wú jī yán ] inorganic salt |
| ⇒ 生理盐水 | [ shēng lǐ yán shuǐ ] saline (medicine) |
| ⇒ 石盐 | [ shí yán ] rock salt |
| ⇒ 硅酸盐 | [ guī suān yán ] silicate |
| ⇒ 硅酸盐水泥 | [ guī suān yán shuǐ ní ] Portland cement |
| ⇒ 硝酸盐 | [ suān yán ] nitrate |
| ⇒ 硫氰酸盐 | [ liú qíng suān yán ] thiocyanate |
| ⇒ 硫酸盐 | [ liú suān yán ] sulfate |
| ⇒ 碳酸盐 | [ tàn suān yán ] carbonate salt (chemistry) |
| ⇒ 磷酸盐 | [ lín suān yán ] phosphate |
| ⇒ 磷酸盐岩 | [ lín suān yán yán ] phosphorite, phosphate rock |
| ⇒ 矿盐 | [ kuàng yán ] halite |
| ⇒ 私盐 | [ sī yán ] illegally-traded salt (with salt tax not paid) |
| ⇒ 粗盐 | [ cū yán ] coarse salt, rock salt |
| ⇒ 细盐 | [ xì yán ] refined salt, table salt |
| ⇒ 酸式盐 | [ suān shì yán ] acid salt |
| ⇒ 酸盐 | [ suān yán ] sulfonate |
| ⇒ 重碳酸盐 | [ chóng tàn suān yán ] bicarbonate |
| ⇒ 钾盐 | [ jiǎ yán ] potassium chloride KCl |
| ⇒ 镁盐 | [ meǐ yán ] magnesium salt |
| ⇒ 杂盐 | [ zá yán ] carnallite (hydrated potassium magnesium chloride mineral) |
| ⇒ 食盐 | [ shí yán ] edible salt |
| ⇒ 餐桌盐 | [ cān zhuō yán ] table salt |
| ⇒ 咸盐 | [ xián yán ] salt (colloquial), table salt |
| ⇒ 碱式盐 | [ jiǎn shì yán ] alkali salt (soda, lye, calcium carbonate etc) |
| ⇒ 盐酸盐 | [ yán suān yán ] chloride, hydrochloride (chemistry) |
| ⇒ 黄原酸盐 | [ huáng yuán suān yán ] xanthate |
