铅丹

鉛丹

qiāndān

noun

Meanings

1 red lead (Pb3O4)
2 minium
3 lead tetroxide pigment

Characters

Examples

古代画师常用铅丹调配红色颜料。

Gǔdài huàshī cháng yòng qiāndān tiáopèi hóngsè yánliào.

Ancient painters often used red lead to mix red pigments.

铅丹也用于制造铅蓄电池。

Qiāndān yě yòngyú zhìzào qiān xùdiànchí.

Red lead is also used in manufacturing lead-acid batteries.

Tips

culture

铅丹 (red lead, Pb3O4) was a key pigment in Chinese Buddhist cave paintings at Dunhuang. Over centuries it often oxidizes to black lead dioxide, which is why some ancient murals show faces turned eerily dark.

Stroke Order

铅 qiān

丹 dān