藍
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Translingual [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
Han character [edit]
藍 (radical 140 艸+14, 20 strokes, cangjie input 廿尸戈廿 (TSIT), 廿尸一廿 (TSMT), four-corner 44107, composition ⿱艹監)
References [edit]
- KangXi: page 1064, character 16
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 32258
- Dae Jaweon: page 1528, character 35
- Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 5, page 3311, character 8
- Unihan data for U+85CD
Cantonese [edit]
Hanzi [edit]
藍 (jyutping laam4, Yale laam4)
Japanese [edit]
Kanji [edit]
- The color indigo; the indigo plant.
Readings [edit]
Compounds [edit]
Compounds
Etymology [edit]
Various theories, all suggesting a relation to 青 (ao, formerly awo, “blue”).
- May be an alteration from 青色 (awoiro): /awoiro/ > /awiro/ > /airo/ > /ai/
- May simply be an alteration from 青 (awo): /awo/ > /awi/ > /ai/
- May be derived from a compound of 青 (awo, “blue”) + 居 (i, formerly wi, “there is”), expressing the sense that the plant contains the color blue: /awowi/ > /awi/ > /ai/
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
藍 (hiragana あい, romaji ai, historical hiragana あゐ)
- the color indigo
- the indigo plant, species Indigofera tinctoria and related plants
Proper noun [edit]
- A female given name
Korean [edit]
Hanja [edit]
藍 (hangeul 람>남, revised ram>nam, McCune-Reischauer ram>nam, Yale lam>nam)
Mandarin [edit]
Hanzi [edit]
藍 (pinyin lán (lan2), Wade-Giles lan2)
- Style: Traditional Chinese
- Simplified equivalent: 蓝
Compounds [edit]
Vietnamese [edit]
Han character [edit]
藍 (lam, chàm, rôm, rườm, trôm, xám)