![藍[蓝]lan2: blue; indigo plant [あい ai: indigo; らん ran]](https://iwork3.us/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/blue.jpg)
藍 [蓝] lan2
adjective
Kun Reading
藍 | あい ai
noun
: blue; indigo plant
On Reading
らん ran
Usage:
藍圖[蓝图] lan2tu2: blueprint
藍色 lan2se4: blue [あいいろ aiiro]
藍光 lan2guang1: Blu-ray (disc) [ブルーレイ bururei (BD)]
深藍 shen1lan2: dark blue [紺色gan4se4: こんいろ koniro]
品藍 pin3lan2: pinkish blue
寶藍[宝蓝] bao3lan2: sapphire blue
湛藍 zhan4lan2: azure [紺碧gan4bi4 | こんぺき konpeki]
Etymology:
形声 Pictophonetic
[艹] (cao3: grass) suggests the meaning
[監] (jian1: supervise/control) provides the sound
簡體 Simplified.
蓝
Examples:
他的自行車是藍色的.
ta1de zi4xing2che1 shi4 lan2se4 de
His bicycle is blue.
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary
