铅
qiān
old variant of 鉛|铅[qian1]
lead (chemistry)
Metal (钅) + phonetic shell (几口) = lead the heavy metal
The metal radical (钅) tells you this is a metal; 几 and 口 together roughly approximate the sound qiān rather than contributing any meaning. Lead is a dense, dull metal once used for pipes and weights.
几A small tablePhonetic
口MouthPhonetic
钅MetalSemantic
Words with 铅
铅矿
qiān kuàng
lead ore
铅垂线
qiān chuí xiàn
plumbline
铅字
qiān zì
(printing) type; movable letters
铅山
yán shān
see 鉛山縣|铅山县[Yan2 shan1 Xian4]
铅山县
yán shān xiàn
Yanshan, a county in Shangrao City 上饒市|上饶市[Shang4 rao2 Shi4], Jiangxi
铅带
qiān dài
weight belt
铅条
qiān tiáo
strip of lead
铅球
qiān qiú
shot put (athletics event)
铅笔
qiān bǐ
(lead) pencil
铅笔刀
qiān bǐ dāo
pencil sharpener
铅笔盒
qiān bǐ hé
pencil case
铅箔
qiān bó
lead foil