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藍

简蓝 · 繁藍

Mandarin · pinyin lán#

blue
indigo plant

Mandarin · pinyin Lán#

surname Lan

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藍: Look up this written character
蓝: lán · blue; indigo plant; surname

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blue
(botany) a plant used to make indigo
(botany) Brassica oleracea
(politics) related to the pro-unification pan-Blue coalition of Taiwan
(Hong Kong politics) supportive of the Hong Kong Police Force and the Hong Kong government
(fantasy, roleplaying games, video games) mana points or magic points
(literary) short for 伽藍／伽蓝 (qiélán, “Buddhist temple”)
a surname, Lan

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