How to say “blue” in Chinese
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“Blue” in Chinese is 蓝, lán: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
蓝 is read lán. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On top, 艹 “grass”: blue dye was made from the indigo plant. The bottom part is the same as in 篮 lán.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “蓝”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 蓝. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我要那件蓝衬衫wǒyàonàjiànlánchènshānI’ll take that blue shirt.
- 今天的天空特别蓝jīntiāndetiānkōngtèbiélánThe sky is especially blue today.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Another color?”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “blue” in Chinese?
“Blue” in Chinese is 蓝, pinyin lán.
What does 蓝 mean?
蓝 (lán) means “blue”.
How do you write 蓝?
蓝 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 蓝?
蓝 is read lán. Tones: lán — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“blue” in the lesson “Another color?”
This word is from the topic “Shopping and things” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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