鹵 · lǔ

salt; brine

Radical pronunciation

Radical summary

#197

Kangxi

11

Strokes

#147

Frequency

Visual hint

Rock salt or a salt mine: layered crystalline strokes like rock salt mined from the earth.

Suggests rock salt, brine, saltiness, or pickled/cured foods.

varies

Trace the radical, simplified, traditional, and variant forms when available.

鹵卤

1 examples

咸

xián

salty

HSK 4

Rock-salt radical (traditional). Found in 卤 (salt/to pickle), 咸 (salty).

A salt mine in the rocky mountains: white crystals layered in gleaming rows — as precious as gold in ancient times.

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