Chinese Word: 铅 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

铅 (Trad.: 鉛)HSK 2

Pinyin: qiān

English Definition: lead (chemistry)

Chinese Definition:
①一种金属元素，可用作耐硫酸腐蚀、防丙种射线、蓄电池等的材料。其合金可作铅字、轴承、电缆包皮等之用：铅刀(指钝刀子，喻才能微薄)。铅球。
②指用石墨等制成的书写工具：铅笔。铅椠(铅粉笔和木板，古人用以书写的工具，借指著作校勘)。

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 金

Pictophonetic:几 indicates the sound; 钅 (metal) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 钅 [ jīn ] gold, metal; money
- ⿱ Above to below
  - 几 [ jǐ ] small table; how many; a few, some
  - 口 [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening

Similar Characters: 钴饴

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铅笔HSK 2	qiān bǐ	(lead) pencil; Classifiers: 支
铅球	qiān qiú	shot put (athletics event)
铅字	qiān zì	type; movable letters (printing)
铅笔刀HSK 4	qiān bǐ dāo	pencil sharpener; Classifiers: 把
自动铅笔HSK 5	zì dòng qiān bǐ	mechanical pencil; propelling pencil

1		zhè 这 shì 是 liǎng zhī 两支 qiān bǐ 铅笔。 These are two pencils.
2		zhè zhī 这支 qiān bǐ 铅笔 hěn nán 很难 xiě 写。 This pencil is difficult to write with.
3		wǒ 我 tōng cháng 通常 yòng 用 qiān bǐ 铅笔 xiě zì 写字。 I usually write with a pencil.
4		tā yòng 他用 qiān bǐ huà 铅笔画 le 了 yī fú 一幅 sù miáo 素描。 He made a sketch with a pencil.
5		tā 她 bǎ 把 yī zhī 一支 qiān bǐ 铅笔 fàng zài 放在 shū zhuō 书桌 shàng 上。 She put a pencil on the desk.

1		zhè 这 shì 是 liǎng zhī 两支 qiān bǐ 铅笔。 These are two pencils.
2		zhè zhī 这支 qiān bǐ 铅笔 hěn nán 很难 xiě 写。 This pencil is difficult to write with.
3		wǒ 我 tōng cháng 通常 yòng 用 qiān bǐ 铅笔 xiě zì 写字。 I usually write with a pencil.
4		tā yòng 他用 qiān bǐ huà 铅笔画 le 了 yī fú 一幅 sù miáo 素描。 He made a sketch with a pencil.
5		tā 她 bǎ 把 yī zhī 一支 qiān bǐ 铅笔 fàng zài 放在 shū zhuō 书桌 shàng 上。 She put a pencil on the desk.