湛蓝

湛藍

zhànlán

adjective #27,975

Meanings

1 azure
2 deep blue
3 brilliant blue

Characters

deep; clear; profound

Examples

晴天的天空湛蓝如洗。

Qíngtiān de tiānkōng zhànlán rú xǐ.

On a clear day, the sky is a brilliant, washed-blue.

她望着湛蓝的大海，心情平静下来。

Tā wàng zhe zhànlán de dàhǎi, xīnqíng píngjìng xià lái.

She gazed at the deep-blue ocean, and her mood calmed.

Tips

memory

湛 evokes depth and clarity (it also appears in 湛江, a coastal city). Think of the deep, clear blue of a tropical sea.

Stroke Order

湛 zhàn

蓝 lán