Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

kohlrabi; blue

Chinese: 蓝色,也可指植物名或姓氏。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “lan” becomes a different word in each tone. 蓝 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 蓝色lán sèblue (color)
  • 蓝天lán tiānblue sky
  • 蓝领lán lǐngblue-collar; blue-collar worker
  • 蓝图lán túblueprint
  • 天蓝tiān lánsky blue

Example Sentence

大海是蓝色的,天空也是蓝色的。Dà hǎi shì lán sè de, tiān kōng yě shì lán sè de.The sea is blue, and so is the sky.

大海Dà hǎiseashìis蓝色lán sèblue (color)deof天空tiān kōngskyalsoshìis蓝色lán sèblue (color)deof