lán

blue

surname Lan; indigo plant

plant (艹) + sound lán (监) = blue indigo plant

The grass radical points to the indigo plant, which yields the blue dye. 监 (jiān) contributes the sound lán rather than meaning.

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Words with 蓝

野甘蓝

yě gān lán

European wild cabbage (Brassica oleracea)

铜蓝鹟

tóng lán wēng

(bird species of China) verditer flycatcher (Eumyias thalassinus)

锈胸蓝姬鹟

xiù xiōng lán jī wēng

(bird species of China) slaty-backed flycatcher (Ficedula erithacus)

青出于蓝而胜于蓝

qīng chū yú lán ér shèng yú lán

lit. the color blue is made out of indigo but is more vivid than indigo (idiom)

碱性蓝

jiǎn xìng lán

alkali blue

黄嘴蓝鹊

huáng zuǐ lán què

(bird species of China) yellow-billed blue magpie (Urocissa flavirostris)

靛蓝

diàn lán

indigo (dye)

靛蓝色

diàn lán sè

indigo blue

亮蓝

liàng lán

bright blue

伽蓝

qié lán

Buddhist temple (loanword from Sanskrit "samgharama")

侏蓝仙鹟

zhū lán xiān wēng

(bird species of China) pygmy blue flycatcher (Muscicapella hodgsoni)

品蓝

pǐn lán

pinkish blue

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