白镴 (báilà): pewter

Meanings

1 pewter
2 tin-lead solder

Characters

白

Examples

古代的酒壶常用白镴制作。

Gǔdài de jiǔhú cháng yòng báilà zhìzuò.

Ancient wine vessels were often made of pewter.

白镴是一种锡铅合金。

Báilà shì yī zhǒng xī qiān héjīn.

Pewter is a tin-lead alloy.

Tips

usage

镴 (là) by itself means tin/solder; 白镴 specifies the silvery-white tin-based alloy. The character 镴 is rare today — modern Chinese mostly uses 锡 (xī) for tin and 焊锡 (hànxī) for solder.

Stroke Order

白 bái

镴 là

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