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