Chinese character 靛 meaning explanation pronunciation

Writing Sheet

Pinyin diàn

Phonetic Notation ㄉㄧㄢˋ

Strokes Count16

Radical青

Strokes Count without Radical8

Five Stroke CodeGEPH

Cangjie CodeQBJMO

Zheng CodeCIQW

Stroke Code1121251144512134

Four Corner Code53281

UNICODE975B

Character FormLeft-right

Englishindigo; any blue dye

Frenchindigo et autres couleurs bleues

● 靛

diàn ㄉㄧㄢˋ

碧靛子蓝靛青靛靛蓝

详细字义

◎ 靛 diàn

〈名〉

靛青。也叫“蓝靛” [indigo]。用蓼蓝叶泡水调和与石灰沉淀所得的蓝色染料

潭有碧如澄靛者。——徐霞客《游雁荡山日记》

【集韻】堂練切，音電。以藍染也。【本草綱目】藍質浮水面者爲靛花。