Chinese symbol for “blue”
蓝
lán
Traditional: 藍
blue; indigo plant
The closest CC-CEDICT match for blue is 蓝 (lán), defined as: blue; indigo plant.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “blue”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 蓝.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蓝色 (藍色) | lán sè | blue (color) |
| 蓝天 (藍天) | lán tiān | blue sky |
| 蓝图 (藍圖) | lán tú | blueprint |
| 蓝宝石 (藍寶石) | lán bǎo shí | sapphire |
| 蓝莓 (藍莓) | lán méi | blueberry |
| 蓝领 (藍領) | lán lǐng | blue-collar; blue-collar worker |
See also: Japanese symbol for “blue”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.