鹺 (cuó) - Salt — refers specifically to crude salt, sea & also used in historical contexts for salt production

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鹺 · cuó

Salt — refers specifically to crude salt, sea salt, or salt in general;

also used in historical contexts for salt production and trade.

Salt — refers specifically to crude salt, seaalso used in historical contexts for salt production

Usage highlights

Salt monopolySalt merchantSalt officialCrude saltSea saltSalt tax

Synonyms

  • 盐— salt (general term)
  • 鹽— salt (traditional form)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The government controlled the salt monopoly (盐鹺专卖).
  • Crude salt needs refining (粗鹺需要精炼).
  • Sea salt production (海鹺生产).
  • Salt merchant (鹺商).

Collocations

  • Salt monopoly(鹺政)
  • Salt merchant(鹺商)
  • Salt official(鹺官)
  • Crude salt(粗鹺)
  • Sea salt(海鹺)
  • Salt tax(鹺税)

Idioms

  • Salt and iron debates(盐铁之议)
  • Salt merchant's wealth(鹺商之富)
  • Salt monopoly system(鹺务制度)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Historically important in Chinese economy as salt was a government monopoly.
  • Salt production and trade were strictly regulated throughout imperial China.
  • The character appears frequently in historical documents about salt administration.

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