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ㄌㄢ ˊ

lán

blue

藍 is an 18 stroke, traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as lán in the second tone.

In simplified Chinese the character 蓝 is used.

It is made up of the components 艹 (grass) and 監 (oversee).

  • 藍
    ㄌㄢ ˊ

    lán

    blue

    • 艹
      ㄘㄠ ˙

      cao

      grass

    • 監
      ㄐㄧㄢ

      jiān

      oversee

2 stories have been written about this character — see all
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Groundskeeper Willy oversees the grass in his blue overalls.
by CharacterPop

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Charlie OVERSEEs the Kentucky <blue> GRASS [lan]ds.
by vms5q

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Pronunciation

We found 1 pronunciation for 藍

Definitions for 藍 pronounced as lán

  • surname Lan
  • blue
  • indigo plant

Vocabulary

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