铅
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qiān / yán · lead

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Readings & meanings

铅 has 2 dictionary pronunciations. The examples show how each reading behaves in real words.

qiān

lead (chemistry)

铅笔qiān bǐ ·
yán

used in 鉛山|铅山[Yan2 shan1], a county in Jiangxi

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10Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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钅Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 铅

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qiānlead (chemistry)
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Example sentences

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Wǒ néng yòng yí xià nǐ de qiān bǐ ma?我能用一下你的铅笔吗?

Can I borrow your pencil for a bit?

Source: Tatoeba #333383 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā shì bu shì yòng qiān bǐ xiě de?他是不是用铅笔写的?

Did he write it with a pencil?

Source: Tatoeba #2737451 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè zhī qiān bǐ shì nǐ de ma?这只铅笔是你的吗?

Is this pencil yours?

Source: Tatoeba #12686381 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ bǎ nǐ de qiān bǐ nòng diào le.你把你的铅笔弄掉了。

You dropped your pencil.

Source: Tatoeba #469391 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè xiē shì wǒ de qiān bǐ.这些是我的铅笔。

These are my pencils.

Source: Tatoeba #2779416 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ huì gěi tā mǎi yì zhī qiān bǐ.我会给他买一支铅笔。

I'll buy him a pencil.

Source: Tatoeba #7785254 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 铅 in context

  1. Say qiān / yán, then recall the core meaning: lead.
  2. Write all 10 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 铅带 (qiān dài), meaning “weight belt”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 铅 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.