品蓝 (pǐnlán): pinkish blue

Meanings

1 pinkish blue
2 royal blue (a specific named shade)

Characters

品

Examples

她穿了一条品蓝色的连衣裙。

Tā chuān le yì tiáo pǐnlán sè de liányīqún.

She wore a royal-blue dress.

这件官袍的颜色是品蓝。

Zhè jiàn guānpáo de yánsè shì pǐnlán.

The color of this official robe is royal blue.

Tips

culture

品 here means 'rank/grade' — historically the deep blue worn by Qing officials of certain 品 (ranks). The name survives as a paint and dye color closer to 'royal blue with a violet tint'.

Stroke Order

品 pǐn

蓝 lán

Related Words

宝蓝色 bǎolánsè

royal blue; sapphire blue / a deep, vivid blue

雾霾蓝 wùmáilán

smog blue / hazy blue (muted grayish blue) / misty blue

蓝带 lándài

blue ribbon (top award) / Blue Ribbon (brand name, esp. Pabst Blue Ribbon beer 蓝带啤酒)

湖蓝 húlán #69,350

lake blue / turquoise blue / bright clear blue

深蓝 shēnlán #30,554

dark blue; deep blue / (capitalized) Deep Blue (IBM chess computer)

蓝城 lánchéng

Greentown Blue Town (real-estate brand) / Blue City (proper-noun brand name used by several developers)

藏蓝 zànglán

navy blue / dark blue

海蓝 hǎilán

sea blue / ocean blue

藻蓝 zǎolán

phycocyanin / blue pigment from blue-green algae (natural food coloring)

蓝色妖姬 lánsèyāojī

Blue Enchantress / dyed blue rose, sold as a romantic gift in China