Vermilion

Vermilion

Vermilion, or Chinese red, is a color (English: vermilion, also spell vermilion). It is one of the red colors, between red and orange. The purest cinnabar comes from China, so it is also called Chinese red.

Interpretation of words

Title: Zhu Hong

Pinyin

：zhūhóng

It's red

Turn scarlet. ——Guangdong military affairs

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1. Vermilion: bright red.

The eighth part of Su Shi's book of Tao with Teng Da in the Song Dynasty: "Xu is a tired son of Zhu Hong. I don't know if he ever ordered him to do it?" Bing Xin's "to readers" 18: "the setting sun is covered by white clouds up and down, but it is the color of vermilion."

2. Vermilion: red.

The origin of the story of children's Heroes is the first time: "on the desk of the dragon in the hall, there are four study rooms. Beside them, there is a red gold frame. On the frame, there are four red embroidered flags. On the flag, there are four characters of" loyalty, filial piety and righteousness. " "White snow leaves sound · cut indigo flower · vermilion a little bit": "vermilion a little bit down the west mountain, the moon rises to the East, the sky is late."

Words overview

Vermilion, also known as Chinese red, is a color (English: vermilion, also spell vermilion), is one of the red colors, between red and orange. It is a color made of opaque cinnabar, which has been used since ancient times as rouge for powder application. But the pigment component is mercury sulfide, like all mercury compounds, is toxic.

In ancient times, vermilion was used by emperors, and royal buildings were decorated with vermilion. Officials or rich people often painted the gate in vermilion. This is the origin of "vermilion stinks of wine and meat, but it is frozen to death". In the Yin Yang and five elements of Han Dynasty, scarlet symbolizes rosefinch and refers to the south.

Today, the scarlet is most reminiscent of mercury and sulfur, and the purest cinnabar comes from China, so it is also known as Chinese red.

Because the purest cinnabar is very rare, naturally, the color of scarlet is extremely precious. In the middle ages, scarlet pigment was as precious as gold foil. In 2007, a 35 milliliter real Chinese vermilion paint may also cost US $170.

In painting, scarlet is made of cadmium, which is more stable than mercury and is especially used in watercolor. The mainstream commercial source of watercolor is blockx. Different from mercury sulfide, cadmium sulfide has a wide range of warm colors, including those obtained by adding selenium or zinc. It ranges from lemon yellow to dark red and is sometimes called "cadmium purple.".

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Chinese PinYin : Zhu Hong