铅字 (qiān) — movable type (individual printing characters made of lead alloy); type (in letterpress printing)
Definition
铅 (lead) + 字 (character): the individual lead-alloy pieces used in letterpress printing. A historical/technical term — almost never encountered outside discussions of pre-digital printing or printing history.
noun
movable type (individual printing characters made of lead alloy)type (in letterpress printing)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 铅字。Zhè jiā lǎo yìn shuā chǎng hái zài yòng qiān pái bǎn.This old printing house still uses movable type for typesetting.
- 铅字。Bó wù guǎn lǐ zhǎn shì le yí tào wán zhěng de qiān.The museum displays a complete set of movable type.
- 铅字。Tā shōu cáng le xǔ duō mín guó shí qī de qiān.He has collected many pieces of movable type from the Republic of China period.
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