蓝

lán

l+án·2nd tone

blue · indigo plant

Radical: 艹 Strokes: 13 HSK 2

Structure: Top small, bottom largeFrequency: Common

Same radical

花节草落营英药苦菜蒙荣藏

Same radical

花节草落营英药苦菜蒙荣藏薄荒若

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Character Decomposition

蓝=艹+监

Etymology

plant

Meanings

blue

indigo plant

lán

surname Lan

Lán

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Words with 蓝 225 total

blue whale蓝鲸lán jīng blue-collar · blue-collar worker蓝领lán lǐng blueprint蓝图lán tú cyanobacterium (blue-green alga)蓝藻lán zǎo cabbage · Chinese broccoli · gai larn甘蓝gān lán Buddhist temple (loanword from Sanskrit "samgharama")伽蓝qié lán

Idioms with 蓝 9 total

the hardships of beginning an undertaking (idiom)筚路蓝缕bì lù lán lu:3 lit. Lantian produces jade (idiom) · fig. a worthy father begets a worthy son; like father, like son蓝田生玉lán tián shēng yù lit. the color blue is made out of indigo but is more vivid than indigo (idiom) · fig. the student surpasses the master青出于蓝而胜于蓝qīng chū yú lán ér shèng yú lán