Chinese blue

English

Etymology

Chinese +‎ blue From being an artificial blue pigment invented by the Ancient Chinese

Noun

Chinese blue (uncountable)

1. A pigment made from barium copper tetrasilicate (“BaO·CuO·(SiO₂)₄”), used in ancient China.

Synonyms

• Han blue

Coordinate terms

• azurite
• Egyptian blue (the first artificial pigment, and of chemical similarity to Chinese blue)
• Prussian blue (the first artificial pigment widely used in the modern world; not an ancient pigment)

Related terms

• china blue
• Chinese purple