# Chinese blue

> English word · Noun

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

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/chinese-blue