lán

blue; indigo plant; surname

DEFINITIONS

藍 lán
  • surname Lan
  • blue
  • indigo plant

WORDS

鬚夜蜂虎 lán xū yè fēng hǔ (bird species of China) blue-bearded bee-eater (Nyctyornis athertoni)
鯨 lán jīng blue whale
鵐 lán wú (bird species of China) slaty bunting (Emberiza siemsseni)
鷳 lán xián (bird species of China) Swinhoe's pheasant (Lophura swinhoii)
素 xuè lán sù hemocyanin (protein in the blood of molluscs etc with a respiratory function similar to hemoglobin)
西花 xī lán huā variant of 西蘭花|西兰花[xi1 lan2 hua1]
野甘 yě gān lán European wild cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
鶲 tóng lán wēng (bird species of China) verditer flycatcher (Eumyias thalassinus)
鏽胸姬鶲 xiù xiōng lán jī wēng (bird species of China) slaty-backed flycatcher (Ficedula hodgsonii)
青出於而勝於 qīng chū yú lán ér shèng yú lán lit. the color blue is made out of indigo but is more vivid than indigo (idiom); fig. the student surpasses the master
diàn lán indigo (dye)
色 diàn lán sè indigo blue
鹼性 jiǎn xìng lán alkali blue
黃嘴鵲 huáng zuǐ lán què (bird species of China) yellow-billed blue magpie (Urocissa flavirostris)