English Definition: blue; indigo plant; surname Lan
Chinese Definition:
①用靛青染成的颜色,晴天天空的颜色:蓝盈盈。蔚蓝。蓝本。蓝图。
②植物名,品种很多,如“蓼蓝”、“菘蓝”、“木蓝”、“马蓝”等。
③古同“褴”,褴褛。
④姓氏。
Total strokes: 17;
Radical: 艸 Pictophonetic:監 indicates the sound;
艹 (plant) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:- ⿱ Above to below
- 艹 [ cǎo ] grass, weed, plant, herb
- 監 [ jiān ] to supervise, to direct, to control; to inspect; prison, jail