| 盐酸 | yán suān | hydrochloric acid HCl |
| 盐 | yán | salt; CL:粒 |
| 盐水 | Yán shuǐ | Yanshui town in Tainan county 台南县, Taiwan |
| 盐碱地 | yán jiǎn dì | saline soil |
| 盐湖 | yán hú | salt lake |
| 盐井 | Yán jǐng | Yanjing, common place name; former county 1983-1999, now part of Markam county 芒康县 in Chamdo prefecture, Tibet |
| 盐场 | yán chǎng | saltpan; saltbed |
| 盐卤 | yán lǔ | brine |
| 盐池 | Yán chí | Yanchi county in Ningxia; a saltpan |
| 盐城 | Yán chéng | Yancheng prefecture level city in Jiangsu |
| 盐山 | Yán shān | Yanshan county in Cangzhou 沧州, Hebei |
| 盐井县 | Yán jǐng xiàn | Yanjing former county (1917-1917), now part of Markam county 芒康县 in Chamdo prefecture, Tibet |
| 盐井乡 | Yán jǐng xiāng | Yanjing village, common place name |
| 盐亭 | Yán tíng | Yanting county in Mianyang 绵阳, north Sichuan |
| 盐亭县 | Yán tíng xiàn | Yanting county in Mianyang 绵阳, north Sichuan |
| 盐坨子 | yán tuó zi | heap of salt (topolect) |
| 盐城市 | Yán chéng shì | Yancheng prefecture level city in Jiangsu |
| 盐埔 | Yán bù | Yanpu township in Pingtung county 屏东县, Taiwan |
| 盐埔乡 | Yán bù xiāng | Yanpu township in Pingtung county 屏东县, Taiwan |
| 盐埕 | Yán chéng | Yancheng district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市, south Taiwan |
| 盐埕区 | Yán chéng qū | Yancheng district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市, south Taiwan |
| 盐山县 | Yán shān xiàn | Yanshan county in Cangzhou 沧州, Hebei |
| 盐度 | yán dù | salinity |
| 盐水镇 | Yán shuǐ zhèn | Yanshui town in Tainan county 台南县, Taiwan |
| 盐池县 | Yán chí xiàn | Yanchi county in Wuzhong 吴忠, Ningxia |
| 盐津 | Yán jīn | Yanjin county in Zhaotong 昭通, Yunnan |
| 盐津县 | Yán jīn xiàn | Yanjin county in Zhaotong 昭通, Yunnan |
| 盐湖区 | Yán hú qū | Yanhu district (Salt Lake district) of Yuncheng city 运城市, Shanxi |
| 盐湖城 | Yán hú chéng | Salt Lake City, capital of Utah |
| 盐源 | Yán yuán | Yanyuan county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 凉山彝族自治州, south Sichuan |
| 盐源县 | Yán yuán xiàn | Yanyuan county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 凉山彝族自治州, south Sichuan |
| 盐滩 | yán tān | salt flats; salt lake |
| 盐田 | yán tián | saltpan; Yantian district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong |
| 盐田区 | Yán tián qū | Yantian district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong |
| 盐肤木 | yán fū mù | Chinese sumac (Rhus chinensis) |
| 盐边 | Yán biān | Yanbian county in Panzhihua 攀枝花, south Sichuan |
| 盐边县 | Yán biān xiàn | Yanbian county in Panzhihua 攀枝花, south Sichuan |
| 盐都 | Yán dū | Yandu district of Yancheng city 盐城市, Jiangsu |
| 盐都区 | Yán dū qū | Yandu district of Yancheng city 盐城市, Jiangsu |
| 盐酸克仑特罗 | yán suān kè lún tè luō | clenbuterol hydrochloride (diet pill that burns fat); e.g. Spiropent |
| 盐酸盐 | yán suān yán | chloride; hydrochloride (chemistry) |
| 盐碱 | yán jiǎn | saline and alkaline (earth) |
| 盐碱湿地 | yán jiǎn shī dì | a saltmarsh |
