蓝
lán
blue
Part of speech · adjective / noun
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 天空很蓝。The sky is blue.
- 蓝色的衣服。Blue clothes.
Collocations
蓝色蓝天深蓝
Mnemonic
蓝 lán "blue" — traditional 藍. Radical 艹 (grass) signals indigo plant origin. Cognate of Japanese 藍 ai. Idiom: 青出于蓝 "blue surpasses indigo (student exceeds master)".
Quick check
Radical of 蓝?