The word 海盐 is formed by combining the character 海 (hǎi), meaning "sea", with the character 盐 (yán), meaning "salt", resulting in a compound that literally denotes "sea salt", specifying salt obtained from seawater evaporation.
Word Definition - 海盐
hǎi yánHaiyan county in Jiaxing 嘉興|嘉兴[jiā xīng], Zhejiang; sea salt