| 1 | 盐 | 鹽 | yán | yan2 | salt; Classifiers: 粒 | | |
| 2 | 盐酸 | 鹽酸 | yán suān | yan2 suan1 | hydrochloric acid HCl | | |
| 3 | 盐水镇 | 鹽水鎮 | yán shuǐ zhèn | Yan2 shui3 zhen4 | Yanshui town in Tainan county 台南县 , Taiwan | | |
| 4 | 盐源县 | 鹽源縣 | yán yuán xiàn | Yan2 yuan2 xian4 | Yanyuan county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 凉山彝族自治州 , south Sichuan | | |
| 5 | 盐津县 | 鹽津縣 | yán jīn xiàn | Yan2 jin1 xian4 | Yanjin county in Zhaotong 昭通 , Yunnan | | |
| 6 | 盐井 | 鹽井 | yán jǐng | Yan2 jing3 | Yanjing, common place name; former county 1983-1999, now part of Markam county 芒康县 in Chamdo prefecture, Tibet | | |
| 7 | 盐井县 | 鹽井縣 | yán jǐng xiàn | Yan2 jing3 xian4 | Yanjing former county (1917-1917), now part of Markam county 芒康县 in Chamdo prefecture, Tibet | | |
| 8 | 盐井乡 | 鹽井鄉 | yán jǐng xiāng | Yan2 jing3 xiang1 | Yanjing village, common place name | | |
| 9 | 盐卤 | 鹽鹵 | yán lǔ | yan2 lu3 | brine | | |
| 10 | 盐皮质类固醇 | 鹽皮質類固醇 | yán pí zhì lèi gù chún | yan2 pi2 zhi4 lei4 gu4 chun2 | mineralocorticoid (e.g. aldosterone) | | |
| 11 | 盐山 | 鹽山 | yán shān | Yan2 shan1 | Yanshan county in Cangzhou 沧州 , Hebei | | |
| 12 | 盐山县 | 鹽山縣 | yán shān xiàn | Yan2 shan1 xian4 | Yanshan county in Cangzhou 沧州 , Hebei | | |
| 13 | 盐蛇 | 鹽蛇 | yán shé | yan2 she2 | (dialect) gecko | | |
| 14 | 盐源 | 鹽源 | yán yuán | Yan2 yuan2 | Yanyuan county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 凉山彝族自治州 , south Sichuan | | |
| 15 | 盐津 | 鹽津 | yán jīn | Yan2 jin1 | Yanjin county in Zhaotong 昭通 , Yunnan | | |
| 16 | 盐酸克仑特罗 | 鹽酸克侖特羅 | yán suān kè lún tè luō | yan2 suan1 ke4 lun2 te4 luo1 | clenbuterol hydrochloride (diet pill that burns fat); e.g. Spiropent | | |
| 17 | 盐酸盐 | 鹽酸鹽 | yán suān yán | yan2 suan1 yan2 | chloride; hydrochloride (chemistry) | | |
| 18 | 盐滩 | 鹽灘 | yán tān | yan2 tan1 | salt flats; salt lake | | |
| 19 | 盐田 | 鹽田 | yán tián | yan2 tian2 | Yantian district of Shenzhen City 深圳市 , Guangdong; saltpan | | |
| 20 | 盐田区 | 鹽田區 | yán tián qū | Yan2 tian2 qu1 | Yantian district of Shenzhen City 深圳市 , Guangdong | | |
| 21 | 盐亭 | 鹽亭 | yán tíng | Yan2 ting2 | Yanting county in Mianyang 绵阳 , north Sichuan | | |
| 22 | 盐亭县 | 鹽亭縣 | yán tíng xiàn | Yan2 ting2 xian4 | Yanting county in Mianyang 绵阳 , north Sichuan | | |
| 23 | 盐坨子 | 鹽坨子 | yán tuó zi | yan2 tuo2 zi5 | heap of salt (dialect) | | |
| 24 | 盐池县 | 鹽池縣 | yán chí xiàn | Yan2 chi2 xian4 | Yanchi county in Wuzhong 吴忠 , Ningxia | | |
| 25 | 盐巴 | 鹽巴 | yán bā | yan2 ba1 | table salt | | |