咸 xián
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
咸
xián
salty
Character
Example phrases
- 汤太咸了。 Tāng tài xián le. The soup is too salty.
- 这个菜咸。 Zhège cài xián. This dish is salty.
- 别放太咸。 Bié fàng tài xián. Do not make it too salty.