Taxonomy of meanings for 藍:　　

  • 藍 lán (OC: ɡ-raam MC: lɑm) 魯甘切 平 廣韻：【染草又姓戰國策有中山大夫藍諸魯甘切十一 】
    • BLUE
      • nabfeaturethe dark blue colour LH: 藍朱 "blue and scarlet"
      • viindigo blue
    • PLANTS
      • nindigo plant
    • TATTERED
      • nsubjecttattered clothes
    • MONASTERY
      • SURNAMES

        Additional information about 藍

        說文解字: 【藍】，染青艸也。从艸、監聲。 【魯甘切】

          Criteria
        • BLUE

          1. Qīng 青 is perhaps the most current word for dark blue, but this word covers a wider spectrum including dark green and even dark grey.

          2. Cāng 蒼 refers to the blue colour, prototypically to the bright blue colour like that of the sky.

          [GENERAL]

          3. Lán 藍 is rarely used in pre-Buddhist times, and the word refers to a deep, rich blue colour.

          [SPECIFIC]; [[RARE]]