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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- lan2
- English meanings
- blue
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Top–bottom structure
Top–bottom arrangement: top 艹; bottom 监.
Meaning & sound clues
艹 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “plant”.
监 is identified as the sound component (jiān). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 蓝.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
orchid
greedy
lazy
to block sb's path
to monopolize
multicolored; gorgeous
fence
overflow; excessive
billows
rot
basket
cable; hawser
view; read
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 蓝图
- 蓝天
- 蓝色
- 蓝领