Character Contained In References Comments
Simplified Traditional Ancient forms Archaic forms
traditional form

Variants
Phonetic
Semantic
Apparent
西
Mandarin
lu3, chi3, di2
English
Definitions
brine; salt; crass; halogen; gravy; natural salt; rock; saline soil
Etymology
Notes
A bag from the west 西; this character was identical to 西 at one point except for the dots which probably indicate salt