靛色

diànsè

noun

Meanings

1 indigo (color)

Characters

indigo (dye / color)

Examples

HSK 6

彩虹中的靛色夹在蓝色和紫色之间。

Cǎihóng zhōng de diànsè jiā zài lánsè hé zǐsè zhījiān.

Indigo in the rainbow sits between blue and violet.

HSK 7-9

她穿了一件靛色的长裙。

Tā chuān le yí jiàn diànsè de chángqún.

She wore an indigo long dress.

Tips

history

The character 靛 originally referred to dye made from 蓼蓝 (knotweed indigo), a plant used in China for over two thousand years. The chengyu 青出于蓝 ('blue comes from indigo') refers to this same dye process.

Stroke Order

靛 diàn

色 sè