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蓝 lán blue

How to remember 蓝: 艹 grass + 监 supervise = blue. Art students crush grass and flowers into a dye bath while their teacher comes to supervise, hoping the T-shirts turn blue.

  • 1,190. most frequent character
  • HSK 3
  • 13 strokes
  • Radical 艸

Component breakdown

蓝 = 艹 grass + 监 supervise

  • 艹 grass
  • 监 supervise
The Gushi story

Art students crush grass and flowers into a dye bath while their teacher comes to supervise, hoping the T-shirts turn blue.

How it is used

  • The color blue - 蓝色 (lánsè) blue, 天蓝 (tiānlán) sky blue, 蔚蓝 (wèilán) azure.
  • 蓝图 (lántú) literally 'blueprint', used figuratively for a grand plan or vision - 发展蓝图 (fāzhǎn lántú) a blueprint for development.
  • Don't confuse with near-lookalike 篮 (lán, basket) in 篮球 basketball - same sound, 竹 bamboo top vs 艹 grass top.

Words with 蓝

Example sentences

  • 大海很蓝。 Dàhǎi hěn lán.The sea is very blue.