藍
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lán · blue

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Learn every stroke in 藍

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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

18Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

艹Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 藍

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Example sentences

Notice where 藍 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ de yǎn jīng shì lán sè de.我的眼睛是藍色的。

My eyes are blue.

Source: Tatoeba #794634 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ de shì lán sè de, dài yǒu hóng sè.我的是藍色的,帶有紅色。

Mine is blue with red.

Source: Tatoeba #13109257 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ yào lǜ sè de huán shì lán sè de?你要綠色的還是藍色的?

Do you want the green or the blue?

Source: Tatoeba #417376 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bǎ dà mén qī chéng le lán sè de.我把大門漆成了藍色的。

I painted the gate blue.

Source: Tatoeba #834993 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ de qì jū bú shì hóng sè de , ér shì lán sè de.我的汽車不是紅色的, 而是藍色的。

My car is not red, it is blue.

Source: Tatoeba #765303 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tiān kōng shì duō mó de lán a!天空是多麼的藍啊!

How blue the sky is!

Source: Tatoeba #348890 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 藍 in context

  1. Say lán, then recall the core meaning: blue.
  2. Write all 18 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 藍 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.