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Character Decomposition
蓝=艹+监
Etymology
plant
Meanings
blue
indigo plant
surname Lan
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Words with 蓝 225 total
blue whale蓝鲸lán jīngblue-collar · blue-collar worker蓝领lán lǐngblueprint蓝图lán túcyanobacterium (blue-green alga)蓝藻lán zǎocabbage · Chinese broccoli · gai larn甘蓝gān lánBuddhist temple (loanword from Sanskrit "samgharama")伽蓝qié lánkohlrabi (Brassica oleracea)苤蓝piě lanChinese broccoli · Chinese kale · cabbage mustard · Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra · also pr. jiè lán芥蓝gài lánindigo蓝靛lán diànpinkish blue品蓝pǐn lánindigo dye · Polygonum tinctorium蓼蓝liǎo lándark blue乌蓝wū lán
Idioms with 蓝 9 total Chain
the hardships of beginning an undertaking (idiom)筚路蓝缕bì lù lán lu:3lit. Lantian produces jade (idiom) · fig. a worthy father begets a worthy son; like father, like son蓝田生玉lán tián shēng yùlit. 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
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