Memory phrase for the character: 藍
藍
Meaning
indigo Pronunciation RAN, ai Explanation Top: plant 艹, bottom: to watch, supervise 監 (The retainer 臣 and a lying person
Mnemonic
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(It's used for dyeing:) The plant that "supervises" is the: indigo blue. Radicals
艹
plant, grass Shows two plants growing through the ground, and is a simple variation of 艸.
監
supervise
臣
retainer, tributary, vasal Picture of an eye wide open; representing the attentiveness of a retainer.
lying person (Further radicals with „person“ are: sitting 匕, sitting cross-legged 夂, kneeling ⺈, skilled 才, bending マ,卩, slumped 㔾 or husband 夫)
皿
bowl
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Vocabulary
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are mirrored 一 in the plate 皿 they supervise / observe.)
