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HSK
blue (color)
HSK 2
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  *蓝* | 蓝* | *蓝
blue / indigo plant
HSK 2
blue-collar / blue-collar worker
HSK 6
blue sky
HSK 6
azure
(bird species of China) purple-naped spiderhunter (Kurochkinegramma hypogrammicum)
rutabaga (vegetable)
blue whale
Buddhist temple (loanword from Sanskrit "samgharama")
bright blue
Brussels sprouts (Brassica oleracea L. var. gemmifera)
blueprint
HSK 7-9
sapphire
(neologism) an unexplored, as yet uncontested market (contrasted with 紅海|红海)
the Smurfs
navy blue
the hardships of beginning an undertaking (idiom)
red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet (the colors of the rainbow)
indigo blue
kale
blue chip stock
Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae)
blue topaz / topaz (aluminum fluorosilicate)
azure
blueprint / source material on which later works (books, movies etc) are based
methylene blue
cyanobacterium (blue-green alga)
(bird species of China) yellow-billed blue magpie (Urocissa flavirostris)
indigo (dye)
sapphire blue
(bird species of China) Siberian blue robin (Larvivora cyane)
light blue
red cabbage / purple cabbage
(bird species of China) blue-winged minla (Actinodura cyanouroptera)
(bird species of China) slaty-breasted rail (Gallirallus striatus)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *蓝* | 蓝* | *蓝
surname Lan
Bluetooth
Isatis tinctoria (woad, a brassica producing blue dye)
blue giant star
(bird species of China) blue rock thrush (Monticola solitarius)
blue cheese
blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium)
(bird species of China) blue-throated barbet (Psilopogon asiaticus)
blues (music)
Chinese broccoli / Chinese kale / cabbage mustard / Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra / also pr. [jie4 lan2]
(bird species of China) Hainan blue flycatcher (Cyornis hainanus)
(bird species of China) slaty-blue flycatcher (Ficedula tricolor)
dark blue
jiaogulan (Gynostemma pentaphyllum)
blueberry
(bird species of China) Swinhoe's pheasant (Lophura swinhoii)
sky blue
indigo woad root / root of Isatis tinctoria (used in TCM)
Blu-tack (brand)
blue-tongue (viral disease of livestock)
Agent Blue
lit. the color blue is made out of indigo but is more vivid than indigo (idiom) / fig. the student surpasses the master
oilseed rape (Brassica napus)
(bird species of China) black-capped kingfisher (Halcyon pileata)
light blue
azure; sky-blue
the Blue Planet; planet Earth
close male friend / confidant
Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae)
(biochemistry) hemocyanin
sumac (Rhus coriaria), east Mediterranean deciduous shrub with fruit used as spice / also called tanner's sumach or vinegar tree
Blu-ray (disc format)
(bird species of China) blue-eared kingfisher (Alcedo meninting)
(bird species of China) European roller (Coracias garrulus)
(bird species of China) blue-rumped parrot (Psittinus cyanurus)
Deep Blue, chess-playing computer, first to defeat reigning world champion, developed by IBM (1985-1997)
dark blue
kohlrabi (Brassica oleracea)
(bird species of China) hill blue flycatcher (Cyornis whitei)
(usu. of the sky) azure; bright blue
(bird species of China) Himalayan bluetail (Tarsiger rufilatus)
porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) / blue-ear swine fever
Lumbini, Nepal, birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼 founder of Buddhism (also written 嵐毘尼|岚毗尼, 臘伐尼|腊伐尼, 林微尼)
(bird species of China) bluethroat (Luscinia svecica)
(computing) (of an operating system) to crash and display the "blue screen of death"
(bird species of China) white-browed shortwing (Brachypteryx montana)
blue shift (astronomy)
(bird species of China) Javan leafbird (Chloropsis cochinchinensis)
Lanshan, a county in Yongzhou City 永州市, Hunan
(bird species of China) grandala (Grandala coelicolor)
cabbage / Chinese broccoli / gai larn
blue rose
(bird species of China) white-tailed flycatcher (Leucoptilon concretum)
(bird species of China) pygmy blue flycatcher (Muscicapella hodgsoni)
(bird species of China) snowy-browed flycatcher (Ficedula hyperythra)
(bird species of China) white-winged magpie (Urocissa whiteheadi)
Blu-ray disk, Sony high definition DVD disk
indigo
(bird species of China) white-winged magpie (Urocissa whiteheadi)
(bird species of China) blue pitta (Hydrornis cyaneus)
blue, gold and yellow (BGY), the three methods of manipulation: information control (via media and the Internet), money (bribery etc) and sexual temptation (honey trap etc)
(bird species of China) blue-capped redstart (Phoenicurus coeruleocephala)
(bird species of China) red-billed blue magpie (Urocissa erythroryncha)
(bird species of China) Mrs. Gould's sunbird (Aethopyga gouldiae)

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