蓝色
HSK 2 (2021)
蓝色 (lánsè) · blue
蓝色 (lánsè) means “blue”. It is written with 2 characters: 蓝 (blue) + 色 (color). It is an HSK 2 word in the 2021 standard.
How 蓝色 is built
The characters
蓝 lán · blue
What 蓝 is made of
- 艹cǎo — grass
- 监jiān — to supervise
- 皿mǐn — dish
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 皿mǐn — dish
Origin hint: 艹 gives the meaning, 监 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
色 sè · color
What 色 is made of
- ⺈ — top shape
- 巴bā — to desire
- 巳sì — the hours from 9 to 11
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 巳sì — the hours from 9 to 11
Origin hint: What a person ⺈ desires 巴 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我喜欢蓝色。Wǒ xǐhuan lánsè.I like blue.
他穿着一件蓝色的衣服。Tā chuān zhe yī jiàn lánsè de yīfu.He is wearing blue clothes.
Questions about 蓝色
What does 蓝色 mean?
蓝色 (lánsè) means “blue”.
How do you pronounce 蓝色?
蓝色 is pronounced lánsè.
Which HSK level is 蓝色?
蓝色 is in HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 蔚蓝wèilánazure
- 蓝lánblue
- 白色báisèwhite
- 黑色hēisèblack
- 红色hóngsèred
- 黄色huángsèyellow
- 绿色lǜsègreen
- 颜色yánsècolor
- 彩色cǎisècolored
- 景色jǐngsèscenery
Learn 蓝色 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 25: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.