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Chinese purple en · NOUN

Etymology

From Chinese + purple. From being an artificial purple pigment invented by the ancient Chinese.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) An artificial purple pigment made from barium copper disilicate (“BaO·CuO·(SiO₂)₂”), used in ancient China from the Western Zhou period (1045 BCE) until the end of the Han dynasty (circa 220 CE).

Coordinates

Egyptian blue

Relateds

Chinese blue

Synonyms

Han purple