鹵
contributes the sense of salt and salty · Kangxi radical 197
contributes the sense of salt and salty, alkaline substances
鹵 began as a picture of a container or bag holding salt, with small dots inside standing for the grains. In the modern form you can still see the outer box 囗 as the container and the four dots inside as the salt itself, with a stroke on top like a spout or tie at the mouth. It shows up as the meaning part in words for salty, alkali and salt-making, as in 鹹, 鹼 and 鹽.
鹵 at a glance
- Meaning
- contributes the sense of salt and salty
- Strokes
- 11
- Characters
- 4
- Role
- Contributes meaning
- Kangxi radical
- 197
Frequently asked questions
What does the component 鹵 mean?
鹵 means "contributes the sense of salt and salty". In the characters that contain it, it contributes meaning.
How many Chinese characters contain 鹵?
4 characters in this dictionary contain 鹵.
Is 鹵 a radical?
Yes — 鹵 is Kangxi radical 197, one of the 214 traditional indexing radicals used to organise Chinese dictionaries.
How many strokes does 鹵 have?
鹵 is written in 11 strokes.