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13 strokes18 strokes
Character #734 · The First 1000

lán

blue

blue; indigo plant

Strokes
1318
TraditionalSimplified
藍 蓝
Poster cell
F27
01 常用词语

Common words with

  • lánsè blue (color)
  • lántiān blue sky
  • lánlǐng blue-collar
  • lántú blueprint
  • wèilán azure
  • bìlán dark blue
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 蓝藍

Write 蓝藍 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, lán, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

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Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell F27 · 28 × 36 grid

蓝藍 is #734 on The First 1000 poster.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 蓝 mean in English?
蓝 (lán) means "blue": blue; indigo plant.
How do you pronounce 蓝?
蓝 is pronounced lán in pinyin, with the second (rising) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄌㄢˊ.
How many strokes does 蓝 have?
The simplified form, 蓝, has 13 strokes. The traditional form, 藍, has 18.
What is the traditional form of 蓝?
The traditional form of 蓝 is 藍. 蓝 is the simplified form, used in mainland China and Singapore; 藍 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
What are common words with 蓝?
Common words that use 蓝 include 蓝色 (lánsè, blue (color)), 蓝天 (lántiān, blue sky), 蓝领 (lánlǐng, blue-collar), 蓝图 (lántú, blueprint).
How common is 蓝?
蓝 is number 734 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell F27 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.