"Han purple" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Han + purple. From being a purple pigment last used during the Han Dynasty. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|Han|purple}} Han + purple Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Han purple (uncountable)
  1. A pigment made from barium copper disilicate (BaCuSi₂O₆), the first artificial purple pigment, used by Chinese for over 2 millennia before dying out at the end of the Han dynasty. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Barium, Pigments Synonyms: Chinese purple Related terms: Han blue Coordinate_terms: Egyptian blue (english: the first artificial pigment, and chemically similar to Han purple)
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