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Meaning of Han blue | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A pigment made from barium copper tetrasilicate (BaCuSi₄O₁₀), an artificial blue pigment, used by ancient Chinese for over 2 millennia before dying out at the end of the Han dynasty; one of the few alternates to azurite in ancient times.

uncountable

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Han character Han Chinese Han dynasty Han purple Han River Han Solo

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