Common Meanings
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lán蓝
The color blue, like the clear sky or a color dyed with indigo.
今天的天空蔚蓝，阳光明媚。
Today's sky is azure, and the sun is bright.
A general term for various plants, such as woad, dyer's knotweed, or indigo, traditionally cultivated for blue dye.
这种蓝草常被用来提取天然染料。
This indigo plant is often used to extract natural dyes.
Refers to "ragged" or "tattered," especially describing clothes or appearance; synonymous with "褴 (lán)" as in "褴褛 (lánlǚ)".
他身穿蓝缕的衣裳，在寒风中瑟瑟发抖。
He was dressed in tattered clothes, shivering in the cold wind.