xián
salty
Phonosemantic compound. 鹵 represents the meaning and 咸 represents the sound.
Evolution
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal script
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical script
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)Regular script
ModernMost common words with 鹹
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
all | ||
salted fish | ||
pickles | ||
bacon | ||
Xianyang prefecture level city in Shaanxi |
Sources