塩 Home·Characters·塩 Character · Objects 塩 しお shio salt Composition 12345678910111213 土earth, soil皿dish, plate Origin Simplified from 鹽, where brine was gathered in a dish 皿: salt drawn from salty water. Proverbs carrying this character 124 敵に塩を送る Sending salt to one's enemy. Related characters 兜helmet刀sword, knife台stand, platform噌clamor器vessel, utensil塵dust宝treasure帯belt, sash本root, origin机desk, table