# Han purple

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
From Han + purple.
From being a purple pigment last used during the Han Dynasty.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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