Memory phrase for the Kanji: 蓝
蓝
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Meaning
blue, indigo plant
Pronunciation
lán
Explanation
Top: plant 艹, below: supervise 监 (For the cut bamboo [=knife刂 & half bamboo 竹] is a bowl 皿 for its supervision)
Mnemonic
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This plant is cut like bamboo and dyes/stains in a bowl into: blue.
Radicals
艹
grass, plant Grass or a rapid growing plant in general. It shows two plants growing through the ground, and is a simple variation of 艸.
监
to supervise, jail Top: cut bamboo and half of bamboo 竹), below: bowl 皿 .... For cut bamboo (snippets/shred) I need a bowl to "supervise" it.
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蓝色
lán sè
blue (color)
蓝藻
lán zǎo
cyanobacteria (blue-green algae)
蔚蓝
wèi lán
azure; sky blue
湛蓝
zhàn lán
azure
蓝侬
Lán nóng
Lennon
芜菁甘蓝
wú jīng gān lán
rutabaga (vegetable)
芜菁甘蓝
wú jīng gān lán