铅 qiān lead
How to remember 铅: 钅 gold + 𠘧 how many + 口 mouth = lead. The prospector pans for gold for who knows how many weeks, and a curse leaves his mouth when the grey nugget turns out to be lead.
Component breakdown
铅 = 钅 gold + 𠘧 how many + 口 mouth
- 钅 gold
- 𠘧 how many
- 口 mouth
The prospector pans for gold for who knows how many weeks, and a curse leaves his mouth when the grey nugget turns out to be lead.
How it is used
- The metal lead - but the character you meet daily is 铅笔 (qiānbǐ) pencil (the 'lead' pencil, though it's graphite).
- Reading is qiān, not 'yán' or 'gé'; the phonetic 㕣 is misleading.
- 铅 also names the metal in chemistry/pollution talk: 含铅 (hánqiān) lead-containing.
Words with 铅
Example sentences
- 这里有很多彩色铅笔。 Zhèli yǒu hěn duō cǎisè qiānbǐ.There are many colored pencils.