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鉛

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Mandarin · pinyin qiān#

lead (chemistry)

Mandarin · pinyin yán#

used in 鉛山 Yán shān (the name of a place in Jiangxi)

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铅: qiān · lead (element 82, Pb)

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(chemistry) lead (Pb)
lead (in a pencil); graphite

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used in 鉛山／铅山 (Yánshān)

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