Character: 鉛
Modern (Beijing) reading: qiān
Preclassic Old Chinese: lon
Classic Old Chinese: lwan
Western Han Chinese: lwan
Eastern Han Chinese: źwan
Early Postclassic Chinese: źwen
Middle Postclassic Chinese: jwen
Late Postclassic Chinese: jwen
Middle Chinese: jwen
English meaning : lead (metal)
Russian meaning[s]: 1) свинец (Pl); свинцовый; 2) белила
Comments: Modern qiān is quite enigmatic.
Radical: 167
Four-angle index: 1416
Karlgren code: 0229 c
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