Chinese blue en · NOUN
Etymology
From Chinese + blue. From being an artificial blue pigment invented by the ancient Chinese.
Meanings
- (uncountable) A artificial blue pigment made from barium copper tetrasilicate (“BaO·CuO·(SiO₂)₄”), used in ancient China from the Western Zhou period (1045 BCE) until the end of the Han dynasty (circa 220 CE).
Coordinates
Prussian blue · Maya blue · azurite · Egyptian blue