The story of 鹹

salty

鹹 is composed of 鹵 (salt) and 咸 (all). 鹵 is the picture of salt stored inside a container, and its original meaning is salt, 咸 depicts a mouth being attacked by a weapon, and extends to the meaning of taste, so 鹹 is used to indicate the taste of salt.

Vocabulary of 鹹

  • 鹹菜 (pickle)
  • 鹹魚 (salted fish)

Classification

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